chow

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[ chou ]
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noun
  1. food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.

Verb Phrases
  1. chow down, to eat; eat a meal, especially the main meal of the day: In the army we usually chow down at 6 p.m.

Origin of chow

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1855–60, Americanism; short for chow-chow

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Other definitions for chow (2 of 3)

chow2
[ chou ]

noun(often initial capital letter)

Origin of chow

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Short form

Other definitions for Chow (3 of 3)

Chow
[ chou ]

nounAustralian Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.

Origin of Chow

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First recorded in 1870–75; special use of spelling variant (Chow) of Chou

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British Dictionary definitions for chow

chow

/ (tʃaʊ) /


noun
  1. informal food

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