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Chow
(jō) See Zhou.
chow 1
(chou)n.
See chow chow.
[Variant of chow chow.]
chow 2
(chou) Slangn.
Food; victuals.
intr.v. chowed, chow·ing, chows
To eat: chowed down on the meat and potatoes.
[Possibly from Cantonese zaap6, food, miscellany; see chop suey.]
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chow
(tʃaʊ)n
1. informal food
2. (Breeds) short for chow-chow1
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chow1
(tʃaʊ) Slang. n. 1. food, esp. hearty dishes or a meal.
v.i. 2. to eat, esp. heartily (usu. fol. by down).
[1855–60, Amer.; short for chow -chow]
chow2
(tʃaʊ)n. (often cap.)
[short form]
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Noun | 1. | Chow - the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
2. | chow - informal terms for a meal fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed | |
3. | chow - breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail |
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chow
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chow
[tʃaʊ] n (also chow-chow) (dog) → chow chow m invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995