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chow fun

chow fun noun: a Cantonese dish, composed of stir-fried wide noodles, bean sprouts, and meat or tofu.

Noun

chow fun (uncountable)

  1. A Cantonese dish, composed of stir-fried wide noodles, bean sprouts, and meat or tofu.

Forms of chow fun

alternative formchow foon

Origin of chow fun

From either Taishanese 炒粉 (cau² fun²) or Cantonese 炒粉 (caau² fan²).

Words formed from chow fun

  • beef chow fun

Questions about chow fun

What does chow fun mean?
Chow fun means a Cantonese dish, composed of stir-fried wide noodles, bean sprouts, and meat or tofu.
What part of speech is chow fun?
Chow fun is a noun.

Words near chow fun in the dictionary

  1. chow calls
  2. chow chow
  3. chow chows
  4. chow down
  5. chow foon
  6. chow fun
  7. Chow group
  8. Chow groups
  9. chow gun
  10. chow guns
  11. chow hall

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