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chao fan

chao fan noun: chinese fried rice.

Noun

chao fan (uncountable)

  1. Chinese fried rice.

Forms of chao fan

alternative formchow fan
alternative formchowfan
alternative formchaofan
alternative formchaufan

Origin of chao fan

Borrowed from Mandarin 炒飯 /炒饭 (chǎofàn), possibly originally from Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭 (caau² faan⁶). Compare Spanish chaufa, chofán

Words formed from chao fan

  • beef chao fan
  • pork chao fan
  • Yangzhou chao fan

Questions about chao fan

What does chao fan mean?
Chao fan means chinese fried rice.
What part of speech is chao fan?
Chao fan is a noun.

Words near chao fan in the dictionary

  1. chanzi
  2. chanzis
  3. chanzy
  4. Chao
  5. chao chee bye
  6. chao fan
  7. chao keng
  8. chao kenged
  9. chao kenging
  10. chao kengs
  11. Chao Phraya

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