caos

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈka.us] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈka.os] === Noun === caos m (uncountable) chaos ==== Derived terms ==== caòtic == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). === Noun === caos m chaos == Italian == === Alternative forms === cao, caosse === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin chaos from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.os/ Rhymes: -aos Hyphenation: cà‧os === Noun === caos m (invariable) chaos Synonyms: confusione, disordine, casino ==== Derived terms ==== caotico === Further reading === caos in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Cosa, caso, cosa, cosà, osca == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). Doublet of gás. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aws, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -awʃ Hyphenation: ca‧os === Noun === caos m (invariable) chaos (the unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony) chaos (state of disorder) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “caos”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caos”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “caos”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “caos”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === An uncommon spelling of haos, from Latin chaos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈka.os] === Noun === caos n (plural caosuri) (rare) chaos ==== Synonyms ==== haos (common spelling) == Romansh == === Etymology === From Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). === Noun === caos m chaos ==== Derived terms ==== caotic == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaos/ [ˈka.os] Rhymes: -aos Syllabification: ca‧os === Noun === caos m (plural caos) chaos mayhem, havoc, turmoil, pandemonium, bedlam mess, shambles, disarray ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “caos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025