1. Plural of giaour; non-Muslims, especially Christians, from the perspective of Ottoman Turkish culture; infidels.
Usage: archaic; historical; often considered offensive in modern usage; derived from Turkish gâvur

Examples

• In 19th-century literature, the term giaours appeared in descriptions of Ottoman attitudes toward Western Europeans.
• Byron's poem 'The Giaour' dramatized the conflict between Christian and Muslim cultures in the Mediterranean.
• Historical texts sometimes used giaours to refer to Christian subjects within the Ottoman Empire.
• The word giaours reflects the religious and cultural divisions of the Ottoman period.
• Modern scholars study how terms like giaours shaped cross-cultural perceptions in historical narratives.