chow-chow

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See also: chowchow, chow chow, and Chow Chow

English

Noun

chow-chow (countable and uncountable, plural chow-chows)

  1. Alternative form of chowchow

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

Possibly a reduplication of either Cantonese (caau2) or Taishanese (cau2) or etc. Compare Macanese chau-cháu. See also English chow fun, chow mein, etc.

Noun

chow-chow

  1. food

Verb

chow-chow

  1. to eat

References

  • Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 104:Chow-chow: food, to eat. “My no have catchee chow-chow.”

French

Etymology

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Noun

chow-chow m (plural chow-chows)

  1. Chow Chow (dog)
  2. Alternative form of chow chow (ketchup)

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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chow-chow

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Chow Chow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂawˈt͡ʂaw/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -awt͡ʂaw
  • Syllabification: chow-‧chow

Noun

chow-chow m animal (indeclinable)

  1. Chow Chow

Further reading

  • chow-chow in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chow-chow in Polish dictionaries at PWN