Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. An American pickled relish made from mixed vegetables.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed.
- n. (Com.) A kind of mixed pickles.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
- n. chopped pickles in mustard sauce
Examples
“She saw a lot of things that attract all tourists but what stole her heart was a litter of 'chowchow' dogs that a vendor was selling.”
“Sometimes spelled “chowchow,” some linked its name to nineteenth-century Chinese railway workers, for whom the term described a condiment of orange peel and ginger in heavy syrup.”
“That means beignets and crayfish bisque and jambalaya, it means shrimp remoulade, pecan pie, and red beans with rice, it means elegant pompano au papillote, funky filé z-herbes, and raw oysters by the dozen, it means grillades for breakfast, a po-boy with chowchow at bedtime, and tubs of gumbo in between.”
“Thanks for letting me know about your version with chowchow.”
“As they become reddish brown - but not burnt, - add red chilies, chowchow.”
“And the chowchow thuvaiyal is a great idea, never tried that.”
“Khatkhate, val val and chowchow are but a few examples of this talent!”
““The chowchow,” I said in slow, careful English, following his gaze to the particular bowl.”
“There was a truckstop near the Melody Ranch where they put hot peppers and homemade chowchow on the tables that would burn the gut out of a locomotive.”
“He took a spoon and heaped chowchow on top of his plate and poured hot peppers on top of the chowchow and stirred it into a mess that practically had smoke rising from it.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chowchow’.
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Mustard
n. A plant of the genus Brassica, formerly classed as Sinapis. The ordinary species are B. nigra, the black mustard; B. alba, the white mustard; and B. Sinapistrum, the wild mustard or charlock. Th...
mustard, Mustard, mustard greens, Brassica, Sinapis, black mustard, white mustard, mustard seed, Jieziyuan Huazhuan, Manual of the Mus..., mustard gas, mustard plaster and 77 more...
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Exotic Tastes
Interesting words related to food, ingredients, dishes, cookery, cuisines and so on. Exotic in this case is entirely subjective, with funkelberries on top.
tatty, neep, flummery, babaganoush, tahini, samphire, loblolly, scrumpy, fressen, luwak, duxelle, edamame and 213 more...
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Isograms
Words with each letter repeated the same number of times. The pattern of repetition is tagged: 1212, 1221, 121122, 122121, 121233, 122133, 123123, 123132, 123213, 123231, 123312, 123321, 12123434, ...
deeded, sestettes, geggee, appeases, caucasus, isis, cancan, intestines, mesosome, palpal, valval, mama and 154 more...
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Into the mix
A medley of mixtures, mostly ones where the constituents are still distinct. I tagged kinds of stew.
mixture, commixture, admixture, intermixture, intermingling, commingling, mingling, marriage, union, integration, syncretion, permutation and 129 more...
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More fun than a barrel of pickles
Pickled foods.
kimchi, chowchow, picalilli, sauerkraut, gherkin, cornichon, kosher dill, relish, chutney, tsukemono, achar, giardiniera and 27 more...
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Repeats
Words that repeat themselves.
Tweets
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