chow-chow
See also: chowchow, chow chow, and Chow Chow
English
Noun
chow-chow (countable and uncountable, plural chow-chows)
- Alternative form of chowchow
Chinese Pidgin English
Etymology
Chinese Pidgin English of unclear origin. Possibly from 雜, cha, mixed, or 炒, chaau, to fry.
Noun
chow-chow
- food
Verb
chow-chow
- to eat
Related terms
- chow-box
- chow-dog
- chow water
References
- Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 104: “Chow-chow: food, to eat. “My no have catchee chow-chow.””
French
Noun
chow-chow m (plural chow-chows)
- chow (dog)
Further reading
- “chow-chow”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.