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chow chow

chow chow noun: a chayote. Also the alternative form of chowchow.

Noun (1)

chow chow (countable and uncountable, plural chow chows)

  1. (South-Asia) A chayote.

Noun (2) capitalized: Chow Chow

Chow Chow (plural Chow Chows)

  1. A dog of a Chinese breed with a sturdy build, a square profile, small triangular erect ears with rounded tips, and a dense double coat.
    Synonyms:
    chow
  2. (South-Asia) A chayote.

Also used as

chow chow is also the alternative form of chowchow.

Synonyms of chow chow

Forms of chow chow

pluralchow chows
pluralChow Chows

Origin of chow chow

First attested in 1886, but of uncertain origin (present Chinese terms for the breed do not resemble it). Possibly related to the old Chinese custom of eating dogs (cf. chow and chow-chow).

Questions about chow chow

What does chow chow mean?
Chow chow means a chayote.
What part of speech is chow chow?
Chow chow is a noun.
What is the plural of chow chow?
The plural of chow chow is chow chows.

Words near chow chow in the dictionary

  1. Chovanec
  2. Chovanecs
  3. chow
  4. chow call
  5. chow calls
  6. chow chow
  7. chow chows
  8. chow down
  9. chow foon
  10. chow fun
  11. Chow group

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chow chow (page history and authors); Chow Chow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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