chou
noun
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
chou
1 American
[shoo]
/ ʃu /
noun
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choux
plural
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a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
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delicious little choux topped with sugar crystals or streusel.
Chou
2
American
[joh]
/ dʒoʊ /
Chinese
Chow
noun
chou
1
British
/ ʃuː /
noun
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a type of cabbage
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a rosette
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a round cream bun
Chou
2
British
/ tʃəʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chou
First recorded in 1700–10; from French: literally, “cabbage,” from Latin caulis “stem”; see origin at cole
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To further complicate the narrative, Eater’s Melissa McCart found a 2022 Resy interview in which Blamey had specifically mentioned collaborating with Garcia on Mena’s version of scallop chou farci.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
Eater New York investigated the accusation, which centered on scallop chou farci, a dish served at the now-closed Tribeca restaurant, Mena, where Blamey managed Garcia.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
Danny’s winning dish, scallop chou farci-stuffed boiled cabbage with yuzu kosho foam, elicited some of the highest praise I’ve heard from Tom Collichio in 21 seasons of “Top Chef.”
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2024
But there are also dishes that seem to have nothing to do with Chile — for instance, a chou farci.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
They told me chou signifies a book: so that I thought whenever the word chou was pronounced, a book was the subject.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
Bianka Hellmich, who has previously told the Guardian there is "absolutely no truth to the allegations", was banned for nine years and a third trustee, Veronica Chou, was disqualified for four years.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
“I’ve transitioned from the guy who walks around the lake to someone who runs around the lake,” Chou, 53, says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Chicago-based Sean Chou, 54, co-founder of multiple tech startups including an AI company last year, uses artificial intelligence to draft LinkedIn posts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Chou also said that, at times, DeGette isn’t as visible as other Denver-area representatives.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025
When I come to, Ma tells me that Kim and Chou were also sick and had the same nightmares of being tracked down and killed by monsters.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
Mr Edgell watched the final, where the trio took on a choux pastry signature, at The Ruddy Duck in Peakirk.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
The star of maque choux, one of the classic dishes of Louisiana’s Cajun country, is fresh summer corn.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
The judges accepted the explanation and told Lynch his fluffy, golden choux pastry buns were “really delicious.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
It felt like it would never cook, so I tended to my burning choux amoebas.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022
They said he was the padeshah of pate a choux, the ruler supreme of rosewater and cream.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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