chowchow
(noun) a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
chowchow
(noun) chopped pickles in mustard sauce
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chowchow (countable and uncountable, plural chowchows)
An American pickled relish made from mixed vegetables.
chowchow (not comparable)
Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed.
Source: Wiktionary
Chow"chow`, a. Etym: [Chin.]
Definition: Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).
Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship. S. W. Williams.
Chow"chow`, n. (Com.)
Definition: A kind of mixed pickles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
