CHOW CHOW


Meaning of CHOW CHOW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchau̇-ˌchau̇ ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized both Cs

Etymology: perhaps from chow-chow Chinese person, from Chinese Pidgin English chowchow food

Date: 1886

: any of a breed of heavy-coated sturdy muscular dogs of Chinese origin having a broad head and muzzle, a distinctive blue-black tongue and black-lined mouth, and either a long dense coat with a full ruff or a short smooth coat — called also chow

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.