ao chou

Galician

Etymology

Probably from ao achou (“he/she found”), more or less "in the «he/she found it» (way)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːˈt͡ʃow/

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Adverb

ao chou

1. randomly

   E agora, se fai favor, colla unha carta ao chou

   Now, if you please, pick one playing card at random

2. without previous planning

   Synonym: á toa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chou”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ao chou”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega