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    chou
    noun
    a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
  • Chou
    Chou
    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.
Synonyms

chou

1 American  
[shoo] / ʃu /

noun

choux plural
  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 American  
[joh] / dʒoʊ /
Chinese Chow

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 British  
/ ʃuː /

noun

  1. a type of cabbage

  2. a rosette

  3. a round cream bun

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Chou 2 British  
/ tʃəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chou

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

Example Sentences

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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

Largely, that’s been how the response to the scallop chou farci debacle on “Top Chef” has been divided, too.

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

Honolulu, 126 hou chih hou chou, the, 105 Hsieh, Pao-chao, 45n. hsien, 45, 211ff., 230ff. hsien chih hsien chou, the, 104, 106 Hsin dynasty, 58 Hsü, Leonard Shih-lien, 4n.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony

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