noun, masculine/ˈt͡ʃauθ/plural: chauces
chiaus
“[…]y lo ſacaron alas caſas dela Burmola, adonde le dexaron yr para ſu chauz: pero Dios ſabe con que turbacion, por el miedo paſſado.”
a. 1567, possibly from Portuguese chaus. Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish چاوش (çavuş, “messenger, herald, lictor, sergeant”). Cognate Turkish çavuş.