First Known Use: 1850
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chowchow
noun chow·chow \ˈchau̇-ˌchau̇\
Definition of CHOWCHOW
1
: a Chinese preserve of ginger, fruits, and peels in heavy syrup
2
: a relish of chopped mixed pickles in mustard sauce
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Origin of CHOWCHOW
Chinese Pidgin English chowchow food
Rhymes with CHOWCHOW
Aargau, allow, and how, ant cow, as how, avow, Belau, Bissau, bowwow, Breslau, cacao, cahow, Callao, cash cow, chow chow, Cracow, Dachau, Davao, Donau, endow, enow, erenow, eyebrow, gangplow, Hankow, hausfrau, haymow, highbrow, hoosegow, jiao, Jungfrau, know-how, kowtow, Kraków, landau, lowbrow, luau, Lucknow, Macao, mau-mau, meow, Moscow, nohow, Palau, powwow, sea cow, snowplow, somehow, Spandau, Zwickau
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