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

The star of maque choux, one of the classic dishes of Louisiana’s Cajun country, is fresh summer corn.

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I read about choux pastry, wet caramel, and how to wrap your pastry tower with spun sugar.

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It’s a seemingly simple classic: vanilla ice cream made fresh when you order, accompanied by warm choux pastry and cups of melted chocolate and whipped cream.

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The staple ingredient in this éclair cake, and indeed all éclairs, is pâte à choux, an eggy dough that you cook on the stove before finishing in a stand mixer.

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But there are also dishes that seem to have nothing to do with Chile — for instance, a chou farci.

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