chop suey

American  

[chop-soo-ee] / ˈtʃɒpˈsu i /

Or chop sooy

noun

• chop sueys
  plural

1. a Chinese-style American dish consisting of small pieces of meat, chicken, etc., cooked together with bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, or other vegetables and seasoning, in a gravy, often served with rice and soy sauce.

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chop suey British  

/ ˈsuːɪ /

noun

1. a Chinese-style dish originating in the US, consisting of meat or chicken, bean sprouts, etc, stewed and served with rice

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• chop sueys
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of chop suey

1885–90, < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) jaahp seui mixed bits, akin to Chinese zá suì

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

chop suey

Early editions of “The Settlement Cook Book” included chop suey and Spaghetti Italienne, but most of its foreign dishes were either German or German-Jewish, reflecting the largest immigrant groups in Milwaukee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

By the time Mr Chan had his first tastes of chop suey, there were relatively few Chinese Americans in the US - 0.08% of the total population - most of whom were descended from Toisan.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2021

Today’s menu includes dishes that date to the restaurant’s inception, including 16 variations each of chow mein and chop suey.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021

Under her guidance, the Mandarin rejected the orthodoxy of Chinese restaurants in mid-20th-century America: It didn’t serve chop suey or watered-down Cantonese dishes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2020

I guess it’s no wonder my mother and I never had an interesting conversation when all we eat is canned soup, chop suey, and instant coffee.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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