noun — 5 senses
/daʊ/
Etymology From Chinese 刀 (dāo, literally “single-edged blade”). Possibly a doublet of dah.
Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.
Etymology From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 道 (Dào, literally “the Way”) or (dào, "circuit").
Historical, Usually Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
Etymology Likely related to one of the preceding words ("Chinese sword", "Burmese knife") or from Indo-Aryan. Compare Bengali দাও (daō).
A sword and construction tool of the Naga people of India, which has a wooden hilt and grows wider from the narrow hilt to the wide, flat tip.
Etymology From Tagalog or Cebuano dao.
Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.
The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.
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