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Chow
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Chow  (j)
See Zhou.

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.

[Possibly of Chinese Pidgin English origin.]

chow 2  (chou) Slang
n.
Food; victuals.
intr.v. chowed, chow·ing, chows
To eat: chowed down on the meat and potatoes.

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

chow [tʃaʊ]
n
1. Informal food
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) short for chow-chow [1] See also chow down
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Chow - the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
2.Chowchow - informal terms for a meal            
fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
3.Chowchow - 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
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
chow1 [tʃaʊ] N (= dog) → chow-chow m, perro m chino
chow2 [tʃaʊ] N (esp US) (= food) → comida f
chow [ˈtʃaʊ] n (= dog) → chow-chow m
chow
n (inf: = food) → was zu mampfen (inf)

chow(chow)
n (= dog)Chow-Chow m
chow [tʃaʊ] n (also chow-chow) (dog) → chow chow m inv
chow [tʃaʊ] n (also chow-chow) (dog) → chow chow m inv


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A 1999 study found that women who ate out more than five times a week chowed down about 300 more calories a day than women who ate at home more often.
Guests chowed down on Boston brown bread and New England clam chowder.
Already, a string of warm winters and summer droughts have created perfect breeding conditions for the voracious vaulters, which have chowed their way through thousands of acres of Texas pasture over the past four years.
 
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