chow

[ chou ]

/ tʃaʊ /

Informal.

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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

1855–60, Americanism; short for chow-chow

Words nearby chow

Chou En-lai, chouette, chough, chouse, choux pastry, chow, chow chow, chowder, chowderhead, chow down, chowhound

Other definitions for chow (2 of 3)

chow²

[ chou ]

/ tʃaʊ /

noun (often initial capital letter)

chow chow.

Origin of chow

Short 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

How to use chow in a sentence

I minimize time in crowds and chow halls and take meals to go more often than not.
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They might, at least, let us chow down on a few Big Macs from time to time without putting on the pounds.
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Meanwhile, Ford looks to be facing a formidable challenge from Olivia Chow, a well-known left-wing federal politician.
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I love fried rice (Yeah)/ I love noodles (Yeah)/ I love Chow Mein/ Chow Mo-Mo-Mo-Mo Mein.
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The 44-year-old stars in Jason Wu's fall 2013 campaign, photographed at legendary New York restaurant Mr. Chow.
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"Say, this is a cut or two above ship chow," admitted Konnel when the food arrived.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
"Forget it for now, Wade, and get that chow on," suggested Fuller.
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Fu-chow was the black-tea port of China at that time, and it had been opened just two years before.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
He opened and shut his claws as he lay on my lap, and chow-chowed, and pecked at the buttons of my dress.
Our Little Ones and The Nursery, Vol. V, No. 9, July 1885|Various
And in a few weeks not a rooster in the neighborhood had such a musical, splendid crow as our "Chow-Chow."
Our Little Ones and The Nursery, Vol. V, No. 9, July 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chow

chow

/ (tʃaʊ) /

noun

informal food

short for chow-chow (def. 1)

chow

Origin of chow

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