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chop suey definition

☆ chop· suey (c̸häp′ so̵̅o̅′ē)

a Chinese-American dish consisting of meat, bean sprouts, celery, mushrooms, etc. cooked together in a sauce and served with rice

Etymology: altered by assoc. with chop < Chin tsa-sui, lit., various pieces

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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