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bunny chow

bunny chow noun: curry served in a hollowed-out loaf of bread, sold as a takeaway in some cafeterias.

Noun

bunny chow (countable and uncountable, plural bunny chows)

  1. (South Africa) Curry 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 of bunny chow

Forms of bunny chow

pluralbunny chows

Origin of bunny chow

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.

Questions about bunny chow

What does bunny chow mean?
Bunny chow means curry served in a hollowed-out loaf of bread, sold as a takeaway in some cafeterias.
What part of speech is bunny chow?
Bunny chow is a noun.
What is the plural of bunny chow?
The plural of bunny chow is bunny chows.

Words near bunny chow in the dictionary

  1. bunny boilers
  2. bunny boot
  3. bunny boots
  4. bunny buster
  5. bunny busters
  6. bunny chow
  7. bunny chows
  8. bunny dip
  9. bunny dips
  10. bunny ear cactus
  11. bunny ears

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