chowchow

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A Chinese preserve.
2. An American relish, containing pickled green tomatoes, cabbage, and often other vegetables.
3. A fruit ketchup
4. (obsolete,slang) Gossip.
5. Alternative form of Chow Chow (“type of dog”)

Verb

To gossip.

Adj

Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed.

Synonymes

chow

Traductions

تشوتشو

chinesische Fruchtkonfitüre

mengsel

chow-chow

mostaza chow chow

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à Macanese: chau-cháu

In summary

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu.