chowchow

== English == === Alternative forms === chow-chow, chow chow === Etymology === Borrowed from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow (“food”). Compare Macanese chau-cháu. === Noun === chowchow (countable and uncountable, plural chowchows) A Chinese preserve. (Can we add an example for this sense?) An American relish, containing pickled green tomatoes, cabbage, and often other vegetables. A fruit ketchup (obsolete, slang, Anglo-Chinese) Gossip. Alternative form of Chow Chow (“type of dog”). A miscellaneous assortment of anything. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === chowchow (third-person singular simple present chowchows, present participle chowchowing, simple past and past participle chowchowed) (obsolete, slang, Anglo-Chinese) To gossip. === Adjective === chowchow (not comparable) (obsolete, slang, Anglo-Chinese) Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed. chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together) ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Noun === chowchow m (plural chowchows) alternative form of chow chow