xou

From Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”).

xou

1. skunk

Borrowed from English show.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʃɔw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈt͡ʃɔw]

xou m (plural xous)

1. show, spectacle

   Synonym: espectacle

2. (informal) scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)

   Synonym: escena

   • 2016 November 1, “Ana Maria Dae, miss i romanesa, a la portada d'Interviú”, in El Periódico‎^[1]:

     Ha fet de l'entreteniment el seu art i protagonitza un xou que és reclamat als quatre punts cardinals.

     She has made entertainment her art and she stars in a show that is in demand at the four cardinal points.

• “xou”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “xou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “xou” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

xou m (plural xous)

1. rare spelling of show

xou (invariable)

1. rare spelling of show