Chow Definition

chou
chowing, chows
noun
chows
Any of a breed of medium-sized dog, originally from China, with a thick, dark coat and a blue-black tongue.
Webster's New World
Food or mealtime.
Webster's New World
A Chinese breed of dog; the Chow Chow.
Wiktionary

(slang, uncountable) Food, especially snacks.

I'm going to pick up some chow for dinner.
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(chiefly Australia, slang, now rare) A Chinese person.

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Synonyms:
verb
To eat.
Chowed down on the meat and potatoes.
American Heritage

(slang, South Africa) To eat.

Wiktionary
(Mahjong) To (use a tile or tiles to) piece together a winning combination of tiles.
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pronoun
Wiktionary

(improper) An alternative form of Zhou (dynasty, realm, & era)

Wiktionary
idiom
chow down
  • to eat a meal
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chow

Noun

Singular:
chow
Plural:
chows

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Chow

Origin of Chow

  • Possibly from Cantonese zaap6 food, miscellany chop suey

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • An irregular romanization of Mandarin Chinese (Zhōu)

    From Wiktionary

  • Shortened from chow-chow.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Chinese.

    From Wiktionary

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