Meaning

1 senses

  1. A Chow Chow (Chinese breed of dog).

More definitions
  • 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
  • informal terms for a meal
  • the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

Examples

5 sentences

  1. I chowed down on an ant.

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  2. As for me, I don't eat meat, so I ordered veg chow mein.

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  3. This chow contains not less than 23 per cent protein and 4.5 per cent fat, and about 57 per cent carbohydrate.

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  4. Boris's Chow barks all the time at the attic.

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  5. "Hey, Mary! Even in the prison, the chow was better!" "Then go back and eat there."

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Origin

From Cantonese 周 (zau¹).

From Cantonese 周 (zau¹).

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Forms

plural: Chows
SingularChow
PluralChows

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:chow chow
  • informal terms for a meal:chuckeatsgrub
  • the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism:ZhouZhou dynastyChouChou dynastyChow dynasty

See also

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