It's not in my 2nd Ed. OED, but a quick Google shows that one meaning goes back to at least 19th Century Turkey, where a family/tribe of Greeks named Chiote living in the region were merchants, and were displaced during political upheaval.
I suspect that's not what your correspondent was after, though. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:58, Roger Wright<[email protected]> wrote: > I've been asked to find out what the word "chiotes" means and where it > originated. The best I can find is that it may be French and is somehow > related to toilets. > > Anyone have more specific details for me? > > > Roger Wright > ___ > > Polarvoid: The state of having no baby pictures, a condition that usually > befalls the second-born child. > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
