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Meaning of CHOU

Pronunciation:  jow, shoo

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  puff filled with cream or custard
  2. [n]  any of various types of cabbage
  3. [n]  the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
 
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 Synonyms: cabbage, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty, cream puff, Zhou, Zhou dynasty
 
 See Also: bok choi, bok choy, Brassica oleracea, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chinese celery, cole, cruciferous vegetable, cultivated cabbage, dynasty, eclair, head cabbage, kail, kale, puff

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chou\, n.; pl. {Choux}. [F., fr. L. caulis stalk.]
1. A cabbage.
2. A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small
   round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.
3. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material,
   used as an ornament in women's dress.
 
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