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guau.

woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈɡwau/[ˈɡwau̯]
  1. woof, bow wow (the sound a dog makes when barking)

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

intj/ˈɡwau/[ˈɡwau̯]
  1. wow (all senses)

    Guau, ¡qué bárbaro!
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English wow, with w- changed to gu- as is normal for borrowings from Germanic languages (compare Spanish guardar from Frankish *wardōn).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.