Chow
Chow · Chows
A Chow ChowA Chow Chow (Chinese breed of dog).
/t͡ʃaʊ/
» I chowed down on an ant.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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 sentencesI chowed down on an ant.
As for me, I don't eat meat, so I ordered veg chow mein.
This chow contains not less than 23 per cent protein and 4.5 per cent fat, and about 57 per cent carbohydrate.
Boris's Chow barks all the time at the attic.
"Hey, Mary! Even in the prison, the chow was better!" "Then go back and eat there."
Origin
From Cantonese 周 (zau¹).From Cantonese 周 (zau¹).
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Forms
plural: ChowsSynonyms
9 synonymsClose 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