kowtow

¹kow·tow

noun \(ˌ)kau̇-ˈtau̇, ˈkau̇-ˌ\

Definition of KOWTOW

: an act of kowtowing

Origin of KOWTOW

Chinese (Beijing) kòutóu, from kòu to knock + tóu head

First Known Use: 1804

Rhymes with KOWTOW

Aargau, allow, and how, ant cow, as how, avow, Belau, Bissau, bowwow, Breslau, cacao, cahow, Callao, cash cow, chowchow, chow chow, Cracow, Dachau, Davao, Donau, endow, enow, erenow, eyebrow, gangplow, Hankow, hausfrau, haymow, highbrow, hoosegow, jiao, Jungfrau, know-how, Kraków, landau, lowbrow, luau, Lucknow, Macao, mau-mau, meow, Moscow, nohow, Palau, powwow, sea cow, snowplow, somehow, Spandau, Zwickau