Bahau

noun

Ba·​hau

bəˈhau̇

plural Bahau or Bahaus

1

: a Dayak people of northern Borneo see kayan , kenya

2

: a member of the Bahau people

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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