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  • noun An intersection where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
  • noun A marketplace or open area in a city or village.
  • noun A courtyard.

Etymologies

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Of Hindi origin, cauk meaning square, or Sanskrit origin, chatushka meaning four ways.

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