chow

CEFRB2

/t͡ʃaʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Food, especially in informal speech.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A Chow Chow.

Examples

  • As for me, I don't eat meat, so I ordered veg chow mein.

  • Boris's Chow barks all the time at the attic.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow.

  2. Food, especially snacks.

  3. A Chinese person.

More examples

In context

  • I'm going to pick up some chow for dinner.

  • Donlon says, "Well, we're rich and we got beaucoup beer and beaucoup chow. Now all we need is the Bob Hope show."

  • ‘I'd try and grapple with him myself, only I've got my chow in my room, you know, and he goes for pigs wherever he finds them.’

Synonyms

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After the long hike, everyone was eager to blank down on some hearty stew.

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Origin

noun

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