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chow-chow
CIDE DICTIONARY
chow-chow, n.
- chopped pickles in mustard sauce. [WordNet 1.5]
- a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger. [WordNet 1.5]
- a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chow-chow, n.
1 = CHOW.
2 a Chinese preserve of ginger, orange-peel, etc., in syrup.
3 a mixed vegetable pickle.
1 = CHOW.
2 a Chinese preserve of ginger, orange-peel, etc., in syrup.
3 a mixed vegetable pickle.
Etymology
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