Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GIAOUR
Giaour, n. Etym: [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. Kaffir, Gheber.]
Defn: An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians. Byron.
New American Oxford Dictionary
giaour
giaour |ˈjou (ə )r ˈʤaʊər | ▶noun archaic, derogatory a non-Muslim, esp. a Christian. ORIGIN from Turkish gâvur, from Persian gaur, probably from Arabic kāfir (see Kaffir ).
Oxford Dictionary
giaour
giaour |ˈdʒaʊə | ▶noun archaic, derogatory a non-Muslim, especially a Christian. ORIGIN from Turkish gâvur, from Persian gaur, probably from Arabic kāfir (see Kaffir ).
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