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chowchow

noun

1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce

• Hypernyms: ↑relish

2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger

• Hypernyms: ↑conserve, ↑preserve, ↑conserves, ↑preserves

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I. \\ˈchau̇ˌchau̇\ adjective

Etymology: pidgin English

: consisting of several kinds mingled together : assorted, mixed, miscellaneous

II. noun (-s)

Etymology: pidgin English

: something mixed or commingled:

a.

(1) : a Chinese preserve or confection of ginger, fruits, and peels in heavy syrup

(2) : a spicy relish of chopped mixed pickles in mustard sauce

b. : hodgepodge, miscellany

III. noun (-s)

Etymology: probably imitative

: yellow-billed cuckoo

Useful english dictionary. 2012.