chow
Meaning
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- (slang) Food, especially snacks.
- Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow.
- A Chow Chow.
- (slang) A Chinese person.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃaʊ/
Etymology
Shortened from chow-chow, from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow. Compare Macanese chau-cháu. See also English chow fun, chow mein, etc.
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