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chow mein bun

chow mein bun noun: a Chinese-American food, a hamburger bun filled with chow mein and slathered with a brown sauce.

Noun

chow mein bun (plural chow mein buns)

  1. (Canada, US) A Chinese-American food, a hamburger bun filled with chow mein and slathered with a brown sauce.

Forms of chow mein bun

pluralchow mein buns

Origin of chow mein bun

From chow mein + bun. Coined in the 1930s, having been invented in Massachusetts, and then spread throughout North America's Americanized Chinese cuisine culture, and Americanized Jewish culture.

Questions about chow mein bun

What does chow mein bun mean?
Chow mein bun means a Chinese-American food, a hamburger bun filled with chow mein and slathered with a brown sauce.
What part of speech is chow mein bun?
Chow mein bun is a noun.
What is the plural of chow mein bun?
The plural of chow mein bun is chow mein buns.

Words near chow mein bun in the dictionary

  1. chow hound
  2. chow hounds
  3. chow line
  4. chow lines
  5. chow mein
  6. chow mein bun
  7. chow mein buns
  8. chow ta
  9. chow tah
  10. chow tar
  11. chow time

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