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chow ¹  (chou)

n.

Any of a breed of heavyset dog originating in China, having a long, dense, reddish-brown or black coat and a blue-black tongue. Also called chow chow.

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[Possibly from Chinese (Cantonese) gu, dog.]

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chow ²  (chou) Slang

n.

Food; victuals.

intr.v. chowed, chow·ing, chows

To eat: chowed down on the meat and potatoes.

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[Possibly from Chinese (Cantonese) tsap, food, miscellany; see chop suey.]

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chow

Noun

1. a thick-coated dog with a curled tail, originally from China

2. Informal food [pidgin English]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chow - the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow dynasty, Zhou, Zhou dynasty dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
	2.	chow - informal terms for a meal             chuck, eats, grub fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
	3.	chow - breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China chow chow spitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

Translations

chow [tʃau] n (dog) → perro chino

chow [tʃau] n (= dog) → chow-chow m

chow [tʃau] n → Chow-Chow m