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Chan vs Chaun - What's the difference?

chan | chaun |

As nouns the difference between chan and chaun

is that chan is foot, leg while chaun is (obsolete) a gap.

As a verb chaun is

(obsolete) to open; to yawn.

chan

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en noun)
  • An IRC channel.
  • * 1997', "Dominic Donegan", ''Is there a #nethack '''chan on IRC?'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.roguelike.nethack )
    • I tried, but I never get anyone in the chan ! I don't know how/where to advertise... maybe we should set up a meeting time or something?
    Derived terms
    * chanop

    Etymology 2

    From , a popular imageboard.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An imageboard.
    • English 4chan slang ---- ==Ch'orti'==

    Noun

    (head)
  • snake
    • ----

    chaun

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A gap.
    • (Colgrave)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To open; to yawn.
  • * Marston
    • O, chaun thy breast.
    (Webster 1913) ----