bunny chow

noun

Curry served in a hollowed-out loaf of bread, sold as a takeaway in some cafeterias.

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Meanings

nounbunny chow (countable and uncountable, plural bunny chows)

plural bunny chows

  1. South AfricacountableuncountableCurry served in a hollowed-out loaf of bread, sold as a takeaway in some cafeterias.

    From Indian street vendors, he regularly bought Bunny Chows — a cupful of curry in a scooped-out half loaf of fresh bread.

    2006, Shelley Wood Gauld, Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South African, →ISBN, page 42

    Synonyms: bunny

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCurry served in a hollowed-out loaf of bread, sold as a takeaway in some cafeterias.

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bunny

Origin

Various theories have been proposed (see the etymology of bunny chow on Wikipedia); however, the OED states that the most likely etymology is bania (“Bania caste; merchant”) + chow.

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APA

bunny chow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunny%20chow

MLA

“bunny chow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunny%20chow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunny chow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunny%20chow.

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