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chou
[ shoo ]
/ ʃu /
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noun, plural choux [shooz for 1; shoo for 2 ]. /ʃuz for 1; ʃu for 2 /.
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
cream puff: delicious little choux topped with sugar crystals or streusel.
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Origin of chou
First recorded in 1700–10; from French: literally, “cabbage,” from Latin caulis “stem”; see origin at cole
Words nearby chou
chosen people, chosisme, Chosŏn, Chota Nagpur, chott, chou, choucroute, Chou En-lai, chouette, chough, chouse
Other definitions for chou (2 of 2)
Chou
[ joh ]
/ dʒoʊ /
noun
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.
Also Chow [chou; Chinese joh]; /tʃaʊ; Chinese dʒoʊ/; Pinyin, Zhou [joh] /dʒoʊ/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for chou (1 of 2)
chou
/ (ʃuː) /
noun plural choux (ʃuː)
a type of cabbage
a rosette
a round cream bun
Word Origin for chou
C18 (a bun): from French, from Latin caulis cabbage
British Dictionary definitions for chou (2 of 2)
Chou
Zhou
/ (tʃəʊ) /
noun
the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 bc
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