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chow
1[ chou ]
/ tʃaʊ /
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noun
food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.
Verb Phrases
chow down, to eat; eat a meal, especially the main meal of the day: In the army we usually chow down at 6 p.m.
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Origin of chow
11855–60, Americanism; short for chow-chow
Words nearby chow
Chou En-lai, chouette, chough, chouse, choux pastry, chow, chow chow, chowder, chowderhead, chow down, chowhound
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Origin of chow
2Short form
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Chow
[ chou ]
/ tʃaʊ /
noun Australian Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.
Origin of Chow
First recorded in 1870–75; special use of spelling variant (Chow) of Chou
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