- [uncountable] (slang)
food 吃的东西 ‘Time for some chow!’ “该吃点东西了，”。
- (also chow chow)[countable]
a dog with long thick hair, a curly tail and a blue-black tongue, originally from China 松狮狗（原产中国，毛厚长，尾卷曲，舌蓝黑色）
Word Originlate 19th cent.: shortened from of chow chow, pidgin English, of unknown ultimate origin.