chow mein

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English

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Chow mein

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Etymology

Borrowed from Taishanese 炒麵／炒面 (cau2 men5, “stir-fry noodles”).

Pronunciation

Noun

chow mein (countable and uncountable, plural chow meins)

  1. A westernized Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood.
  2. (India, slang, offensive, countable) A person from Northeast India.
    • 2017 May 23, Alana Golmei, “Let’s talk about racism”, in Hindustan Times‎, Delhi:
      Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.

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References

  1. ^ “chow mein”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ Patrick J. Cummings, Hans-Georg Wolf (2011) A Dictionary of Hong Kong English: Words from the Fragrant Harbor, Hong Kong University Press, →ISBN, page 37

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English chow mein, from Taishanese 炒麵／炒面 (cau2men5, “stir-fry noodles”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃaw mɛjn/
  • Audio (France):(file)

Noun

chow mein m (plural chow meins)

  1. chow mein

Portuguese

Noun

chow mein m (uncountable)

  1. chow mein (westernised Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood)
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