Definitions for chow
tʃaʊchow

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynastynoun

   the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

2. chow, chuck, eats, grubnoun

   informal terms for a meal

3. chow, chow chownoun

   breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chownoun

   a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; -- same as chowchow, n..

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chownoun

   A Chinese person.

2. chownoun

   Food, especially snacks.

   I'm going to pick up some chow for dinner.

3. chownoun

   A Chinese breed of dog; the chow-chow.

4. Chownoun

   A twelfth-century Chinese dynasty, alternatively romanized as Zhou or Chou.

5. Etymology: Shortened from chow-chow.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chow

   Chow is a term that generally refers to food or a meal. It is derived from the pidgin English used by Chinese immigrants in California or the Chinese laborers working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States during the 19th century. The word "chow" itself comes from Chinese-American Pidgin English, where it means “food." Also, it can refer to specific breed of dog, originally from China, known as Chow Chow.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chow

   Chow is a food website owned by CBS Interactive. It is home to the food message board Chowhound.

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1. CHOW

   What does CHOW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CHOW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chow is ranked #2122 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chow surname appeared 17,059 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Chow.
   
   87% or 14,848 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.7% or 817 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4% or 687 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.5% or 599 total occurrences were White.
   0.5% or 101 total occurrences were Black.
   0% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Dynasty
   • Fare
   • Spitz

How to pronounce chow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chow in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of chow in a Sentence

1. Thierry Chow:

   It does n’t mean overthinking. Just let things sit longer before Thierry Chow make a decision.

2. Lisa Chow:

   The Daily's amazing that The Times ' produces something like 250 pieces of journalism every day, and Paige Cowett and Lisa Chow just published one episode today, there are so many reporters that Paige Cowett and Lisa Chow haven't even gotten on the show yet.

3. Tom Barrett:

   Yet, what did her family try and do? in the Army, we have a tradition that the leaders get in line for chow last behind everyone else in the unit.

4. Matthew Dirkes:

   Mr. Chow's belief is that during the trial process he wasn’t afforded all of the rights that our system entitles criminal defendants to, he by no means views this as the conclusion of anything and he absolutely maintains his innocence.

5. Bryan Fuller:

   NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite Cancelation Bear Chow ratings and images that would have shredded the eyeballs of lesser Standards Practices enforcers, [NBC Entertainment exec] Jen Salke and her team have been fantastic partners and creatively supportive beyond measure. 'Hannibal' is finishing his last course at NBC's table this summer, but a hungry cannibal can always dine again. And personally, I look forward to my next meal with NBC.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chow
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=chow
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chow
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html