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chowchow.

A Chinese preserve.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Chinese preserve.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An American relish, containing pickled green tomatoes, cabbage, and often other vegetables.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A fruit ketchup.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Gossip.

    countable · obsolete · slang · uncountable
  5. A miscellaneous assortment of anything.

    countable · figuratively · informal · uncountable
  6. Alternative letter-case form of Chow Chow (“a type of dog”).

    alt-of · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu.

verb
  1. To gossip.

    intransitive · obsolete · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu.

adj
  1. Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed.

    not-comparable · obsolete · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu.

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