Caucau, Cau-cau: 2 definitions
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Caucau means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaucau (嗖氞硨嗖氞硨):鈥�
1) [noun] the perennial vine Sachium edule of Cucurbitaceae family, grown for its edible, fleshy, pear-shaped single-seeded fruit; chayote.
2) [noun] its fruit used as a vegetable; chow-chow.
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Caucau (嗖氞硨嗖氞硨):鈥�
1) [noun] a mixture of different kinds of things, subjects, etc.
2) [noun] spiced pasta in the form of long, very thin strings, fried in oil; a crisp light dish.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaucau (喈氞瘜喈氞瘜) noun
1. Chow-chow; 喈夃喈掂瘉喈掂畷喁�. [unavuvagai.] Local usage
2. A kind of vegetable; 喈曕喈瘝 喈曕喈苦喈曕瘓. [kay karivagai.] Local usage
3. A variety entertainment made up of several short dramatic performances; 喈 喈ㄠ喈熰畷喈權瘝喈曕喈苦喈苦喁佮喁嵿喁� 喈掄喁嬥喁� 喈呧畽喁嵿畷喈權瘝喈曕喁� 喈庎疅喁佮喁嵿喁佮畷喁� 喈曕瘖喈｀瘝喈熰瘉 喈ㄠ疅喈苦畷喁嵿畷喁佮喁� 喈ㄠ喈熰畷喈掂喈氞瘒喈熰喁�. [pala nadagangalilirunthu oror angangalai eduthug kondu nadikkum nadagavisedam.] Mod.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
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