Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Food, especially snacks. · Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow. · A Chow Chow. · A Chinese person.
To eat.
Shortened from chow-chow, from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow. Compare Macanese chau-cháu. See also English chow fun, chow mein, etc.
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