I. chəd, (|)chad
Etymology: alteration of Middle English ich hadde
dialect England : I had
II. ˈchad, -aa(ə)d noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration of shad
: a young European sea bream
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from Scots, gravel
: small pieces of paper or cardboard produced in punching paper tape or punch cards ; also : a piece of chad
IV. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising a large number of languages of northern Nigeria and Cameroons — see afro-asiatic languages table
V. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Chad, republic formerly part of French Equatorial Africa
: of or relating to Chad : of the kind or style prevalent in Chad