wow-wown.¹

Brit.

/ˈwaʊwaʊ/, U.S.

/ˈwaʊˌwaʊ/

Forms: Also wou-wou, wau-wau, wawou, wa-wa, wawah, wah-wah.

Etymology: < Malay wauwau, Javanese wawa (whence also Dutch wouwouw, wawwaw), imitative of the animal's cry.

The silver gibbon of Java, Hylobates leuciscus. Also applied to H. agilis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Hylobatidae > genus Hylobates > Hylobates lar (gibbon)

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silvery gibbon1824

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silver gibbon1893

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1824 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (1827) I. 209 The Ash-coloured or Silvery Gibbon, also called the Wou Wou.

1838 Libr. Entert. Knowl., Menageries, Monkeys etc. I. 183 The wou-wou (Hylobates Leuciscus) is covered with a very fine long fur of a woolly texture.

1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 70 The loud plaintive wailings of a colony of Wau-waus.

attributive.1894 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 154 The Wau-Wau Gibbon. Hylobates leuciscus.β. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 102 Monkeys of every description, from the hideous proboscis to the pretty wa-wa.1883 I. L. Bird Golden Chersonese 297 A little wah-wah, the most delightful of apes.1939 A. Keith Land below Wind xvii. 291 Wah wah was the native name for gibbon ape.1959 ‘M. Derby’ Tigress iii. 145 The birds and the wah-wahs..woke.1975 Blackwood's Mag. June 542/1 The only members of the ape family found in Malaya are the gibbons, the commonest of which is locally known as the wah-wah.attributive.1891 E. Arnold Seas & Lands xl. 520 A ‘wah-wah’ monkey..was a delightful little creature, with very long silky arms.1964 J. Pope-Hennessy Verandah ii. ii. 78 He [sc. Hugh Low] once wrote to his daughter Kitty that he loved only two creatures in the world—his wah-wah monkey, Eblis, and herself.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wow-wown.²

Brit.

/ˈwaʊwaʊ/, U.S.

/ˈwaʊˌwaʊ/

Etymology: Imitative.

A bird of Guyana.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > [noun] > member of family Trogonidae (trogon) > member of genus Trogon

curucui1678

trogon1792

wow-wow1855

1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 413 The ‘boclora’, or wow-wow (Trogon melanopterus), so named from the noise it makes, is about the size of a small pigeon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wow-wown.³

Etymology: Of obscure origin.

? Obsolete.

Only in wow-wow sauce, a fanciful name for a preparation used with stewed beef.

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > sauces for meat

sauce Robert1653

Robert sauce1694

mint sauce1747

wow-wow sauce1822

salsa1846

Madeira sauce1872

Cumberland1878

mole1882

chaudfroid1892

smetana (or smitane) sauce1909

mint jelly1922

pasanda1961

chimichurri1967

1822 May Cook's Oracle (ed. 4) 325 Wow Wow Sauce for Stewed or Bouilli Beef.

1868 Enquire Within (ed. 35) 285.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

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释义	wow-wown.¹ Brit. /ˈwaʊwaʊ/, U.S. /ˈwaʊˌwaʊ/ Forms: Also wou-wou, wau-wau, wawou, wa-wa, wawah, wah-wah. Etymology: < Malay wauwau, Javanese wawa (whence also Dutch wouwouw, wawwaw), imitative of the animal's cry. The silver gibbon of Java, Hylobates leuciscus. Also applied to H. agilis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > member of superfamily Hominoidea (apes and humans) > family Hylobatidae > genus Hylobates > Hylobates lar (gibbon) gibbon1774 lar1819 silvery gibbon1824 wow-wow1824 silver gibbon1893 α. 1824 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom (1827) I. 209 The Ash-coloured or Silvery Gibbon, also called the Wou Wou. 1838 Libr. Entert. Knowl., Menageries, Monkeys etc. I. 183 The wou-wou (Hylobates Leuciscus) is covered with a very fine long fur of a woolly texture. 1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 70 The loud plaintive wailings of a colony of Wau-waus. attributive.1894 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 154 The Wau-Wau Gibbon. Hylobates leuciscus.β. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 102 Monkeys of every description, from the hideous proboscis to the pretty wa-wa.1883 I. L. Bird Golden Chersonese 297 A little wah-wah, the most delightful of apes.1939 A. Keith Land below Wind xvii. 291 Wah wah was the native name for gibbon ape.1959 ‘M. Derby’ Tigress iii. 145 The birds and the wah-wahs..woke.1975 Blackwood's Mag. June 542/1 The only members of the ape family found in Malaya are the gibbons, the commonest of which is locally known as the wah-wah.attributive.1891 E. Arnold Seas & Lands xl. 520 A ‘wah-wah’ monkey..was a delightful little creature, with very long silky arms.1964 J. Pope-Hennessy Verandah ii. ii. 78 He [sc. Hugh Low] once wrote to his daughter Kitty that he loved only two creatures in the world—his wah-wah monkey, Eblis, and herself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wow-wown.² Brit. /ˈwaʊwaʊ/, U.S. /ˈwaʊˌwaʊ/ Etymology: Imitative. A bird of Guyana. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > [noun] > member of family Trogonidae (trogon) > member of genus Trogon curucui1678 trogon1792 wow-wow1855 1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 413 The ‘boclora’, or wow-wow (Trogon melanopterus), so named from the noise it makes, is about the size of a small pigeon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wow-wown.³ Etymology: Of obscure origin. ? Obsolete. Only in wow-wow sauce, a fanciful name for a preparation used with stewed beef. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sauce or dressing > [noun] > sauces for meat sauce Robert1653 Robert sauce1694 mint sauce1747 wow-wow sauce1822 salsa1846 Madeira sauce1872 Cumberland1878 mole1882 chaudfroid1892 smetana (or smitane) sauce1909 mint jelly1922 pasanda1961 chimichurri1967 1822 May Cook's Oracle (ed. 4) 325 Wow Wow Sauce for Stewed or Bouilli Beef. 1868 Enquire Within (ed. 35) 285. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.¹1824n.²1855n.³1822
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