chou

¹

[shoo]

noun

plural

choux 

1. a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.

2. cream puff.

   delicious little choux topped with sugar crystals or streusel.

Chou

²

Chinese Chow

[joh]

noun

1. a dynasty in China, 1122?–256 b.c., marked by the division of China into separate feudal states and the emergence of important philosophical schools, especially Confucianism and Taoism.

chou

¹

/ ʃuː /

noun

1. a type of cabbage

2. a rosette

3. a round cream bun

Chou

²

/ tʃəʊ /

noun

1. the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 _bc

Word History and Origins

Origin of chou¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from French: literally, “cabbage,” from Latin caulis “stem”; cole

Word History and Origins

Origin of chou¹

C18 (a bun): from French, from Latin caulis cabbage

Example Sentences

Taiwan's deputy education minister said the case would be reviewed by their department, as well as the actions of Chou and Chen.

From BBC

“There was already some movement in that direction, at least a feeling like we should do this,” said Chou, who wrote a viral Medium post in 2013 about the lack of female engineers.

From Los Angeles Times

But Cambodian interior minister Chou Bun Eng rejected the idea and said she considered the women to be responsible.

From BBC

“It’s a very clever idea and it looks like they did a nice job in implementing it,” says Aaron Chou, a quantum physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

From Science Magazine

Campbell, 54, has been banned from charity involvement for five years with two other trustees, Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou, being banned for nine years and four years respectively.

From BBC

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