Etymology

chowchow

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Today it means: A Chinese preserve. Full definition →

Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow
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The story

  1. Chinese Pidgin English · borrowed fromchow-chow“food”
  2. English todaychowchow

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

Words from the same roots

Chinese Pidgin Englishchow-chow all →

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