Morpheme
Chow
Type
free base
Denotation
food
Etymology
1856 Chinese pidgin English chow-chow, from Cantonese caau and/or Taishanese cau
Evidence
chow, chowed, chowhound, chowing, chowline, chows, chowtime
Notes
found in the names of foods such as “chow mein” and “chow fun”
