Chad

contraction

Etymology: From ch- + had, from ich + had.

1. I had

   “Chad et in my meend, and zo chave still. Bet chawnt drow et out bevore tha begen'st agen, and than chell.”

name

Etymology: Believed to be from Kanuri tsade (“lake”). The country is named after the lake.

1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Chad.

   “Though foreigners did play some part in fighting as mercenaries for Gadhafi during the bloody Libyan war, the IOM and local leaders in Chad say the vast majority of Chadians, like Mohammed, were working to send remittances home.”

2. Lake Chad (a freshwater lake at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon in Central Africa).

noun

1. Alternative spelling of Chad (“alpha-male; a virile man”).