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chow mein

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chow mein  (chou mn)
n.
A Chinese-American dish consisting of a combination of stewed vegetables and meat served over fried noodles.
[Chinese (Mandarin) cho miàn : cho, to stir-fry + miàn, noodles.]
chow mein [meɪn]
n
(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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Noun1.chow meinchow mein - chop suey served with fried noodles
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"


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