chow

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

chow(n = noun.group) chou, chou dynasty, chow dynasty, zhou, zhou dynasty - the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism; Array

is a kind of dynasty

is a kind of fare

chow(n = noun.animal) chow chow - breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China; Array

is a kind of spitz

chow, n. [Chin. chou.].

A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the name of a city, as in Foochow. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; -- same as chowchow{3}, n.. [PJC]

chow, n.
1 sl. food.
2 offens. a Chinese.
3 a a dog of a Chinese breed with long hair and bluish-black tongue. b this breed.

Etymology

shortened f. CHOW-CHOW

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