"chowchow" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cpi|chow-chow||food|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”), {{bor+|en|cpi|chow-chow|t=food}} Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”), {{cog|mzs|chau-cháu}} Macanese chau-cháu Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chowchow (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, slang, Anglo-Chinese) Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Condiments, Foods Derived forms: chowchow chop
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-adj-O3y~kwhO Disambiguation of Condiments: 11 2 24 30 7 27 1 Disambiguation of Foods: 12 2 22 26 8 30 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chow-chow, chow chow

Noun [English]

Forms: chowchows [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cpi|chow-chow||food|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”), {{bor+|en|cpi|chow-chow|t=food}} Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”), {{cog|mzs|chau-cháu}} Macanese chau-cháu Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chowchow (countable and uncountable, plural chowchows)
  1. A Chinese preserve. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-noun-T7CeTmhY
  2. An American relish, containing pickled green tomatoes, cabbage, and often other vegetables. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Condiments, Foods
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-noun-x7-1EPMu Disambiguation of Condiments: 11 2 24 30 7 27 1 Disambiguation of Foods: 12 2 22 26 8 30 1
  3. A fruit ketchup Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Condiments, Foods Translations (ketchup): chow chow [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-noun-AnTuAspo Disambiguation of Condiments: 11 2 24 30 7 27 1 Disambiguation of Foods: 12 2 22 26 8 30 1 Disambiguation of 'ketchup': 3 11 79 0 7
  4. (obsolete, slang, Anglo-Chinese) Gossip. Tags: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-noun-r9jzrD~-
  5. Alternative form of Chow Chow (“type of dog”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Chow Chow (extra: type of dog) Categories (topical): Condiments, Foods
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-noun-lkwXn6QM Disambiguation of Condiments: 11 2 24 30 7 27 1 Disambiguation of Foods: 12 2 22 26 8 30 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 1 9 3 14 52 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 2 10 6 13 49 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: India relish, piccalilli, catsup, ketchup, chow-chow, chow chow

Verb [English]

Forms: chowchows [present, singular, third-person], chowchowing [participle, present], chowchowed [participle, past], chowchowed [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|cpi|chow-chow||food|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”), {{bor+|en|cpi|chow-chow|t=food}} Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”), {{cog|mzs|chau-cháu}} Macanese chau-cháu Head templates: {{en-verb}} chowchow (third-person singular simple present chowchows, present participle chowchowing, simple past and past participle chowchowed)
  1. (obsolete, slang, Anglo-Chinese) To gossip. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-chowchow-en-verb-wkVBNEVG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chow-chow, chow chow

Noun [French]

Forms: chowchows [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chowchow m (plural chowchows)
  1. Alternative form of chow chow Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: chow chow
    Sense id: en-chowchow-fr-noun-oHdXy6QR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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