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

Etymology

Origin of chop suey

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