Chou
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chou¹
- /ʃuː/
Sounds like shoe, shoo, shew, SHU · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From French chou (“cabbage”); compare French pâte à choux (“choux pastry”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.
noun chous · choux
- Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
- A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's clothing. Medium sized chous, or rosettes of the ribbon finish the trimming at bottom of chest opening, and at the waist points back and front.
Chou²
Where it comes from
From Mandarin 周 (Zhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chou¹.
proper noun Zhou · Chow
- A common Chinese surname During the more than fifteen hours of formal talks I had with Chou we covered a wide range of issues and ideas. Since all our discussions during this trip were so frank, it was understandable that the Chinese were nervous about the possibility of leaks. I am sure that Chou had no trouble imagining t
- Dated form of Zhou (“dynasty, realm and era”).Zhou Chou: at first a principality in South Shen Si and part of Kan Suh, subject to Shang dynasty; afterwards the imperial dynasty itself. Ts‘in: principality west of the above. When the Chou dynasty moved its capital east into Ho Nan, Ts‘in took possession of the old Chou principality. Tsin: principalit
