chow

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (slang, uncountable, usually) Food, especially snacks.
2. (Trinidad-and-Tobago, uncountable, usually) Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow.
3. (uncountable, usually) A Chow Chow.
4. (Australia, archaic, slang, uncountable, usually) A Chinese person.

Verb

To eat.

Verb

To call a discarded tile to produce a chow.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/t͡ʃaʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb Macanese: chau-cháu

In summary

Shortened from chow-chow, from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow. Compare Macanese chau-cháu. See also English chow fun, chow mein, etc.

Conceptes

teca

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manduca

chow chow

pitança

Sinònims

chow chow

food

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chowchow

grub

chuck

chow-chow

provender

eats

feeding

fodder

forage

meal

mess

repast

sustenance

Chinaman

chow down

aliment

animal foodstuff

boxer

chew

cocker

course

diet

eat

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fare