chow mein

[ chou -meyn ]

/ ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn /

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noun

a Chinese-style dish of steamed or stir-fried vegetables, topped with shredded chicken, shrimp, etc., and served with fried noodles.

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Origin of chow mein

1900–05, Americanism;<Chinese chǎo fry + miàn noodles, or < cognate dial. forms

Words nearby chow mein

chowder, chowderhead, chow down, chowhound, chowk, chow mein, chowtime, choyote, CHP, CHQ, Chr.

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How to use chow mein in a sentence

They would soak bags of macaroni to make dough, roll it out and create dumplings, which they sold with a side of lo mein.
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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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"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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I have to-day mein papers of Nationalization to your Home Office sent off.
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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.
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The noble chief stood in state, gaudily dressed, and with a lofty mein, in front of his highly decorated wigwam.
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British Dictionary definitions for chow mein

chow mein

/ (meɪn) /

noun

a Chinese-American dish, consisting of mushrooms, meat, shrimps, etc, served with fried noodles

Word Origin for chow mein

from Chinese (Cantonese), variant of Mandarin ch'ao mien fried noodles

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