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chow mein Definition

chow· mein (c̸ho̵u′ mān)

noun

a Chinese-American dish consisting of a thick stew of meat, celery, bean sprouts, etc., served with fried noodles and, usually, soy sauce

Etymology: Chin ch'ao, to fry + mien, flour

chow mein Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • forget: Mexican food on target to outsell Chinese By Louise Barnett Published: 04 June 2005 Forget the chow mein and pass the enchiladas.

Noun used with modifier

  • chicken: I ordered a chicken chow mein which, when it turned up, could easily have fed two.
  • prawn: The specials board all had Chinese, not Japanese translations, and the specials comprised many of prawn chow mein and lemon chicken.

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