chow mein

(chou′ mān′)

A dish consisting of stewed vegetables, often with chopped meat or shrimp, served over fried noodles.

[From a Chinese dialectal form akin to Cantonese caau2 min6 (equivalent to Mandarin chǎomián) : caau2, to stir-fry (from Middle Chinese tʂ^ha⋮w´) + min6, noodles (from Middle Chinese mjian`).]

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chow mein

(meɪn)

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

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

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chow` mein′

(meɪn)
n.

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

[1900–05, Amer.; < Chinese chǎo fry + miàn noodles]

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