gaud
GROUP OF BRAHMIN COMMUNITIES IN INDIA
Gauda brahmins; Gauḍa brahmin; Gauda brahmin; Gauḍa Brahmins; Gaud; Gaur Brahmin; Gaur brahmin; Gauḍa brahmins; Gauda Brahmins; List of Gaur Brahmins
[g?:d]
¦ noun archaic a showy and purely ornamental thing.
Origin
ME (denoting a trick or pretence): perh. via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. gaudir 'rejoice', from L. gaudere.