chout

== English == === Alternative forms === chowt === Etymology === Borrowed from Marathi चौथ (cauth, “one quarter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaʊt/ Rhymes: -aʊt === Noun === chout (countable and uncountable, plural chouts) (British India, historical) An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder. === Anagrams === couth, touch