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chou (ʃuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl choux | |
| 1. | a type of cabbage |
| 2. | a rosette |
| 3. | a round cream bun |
| [C18 (a bun): from French, from Latin caulis cabbage] | |
| Chou or Zhou (tʃəʊ) | |
| —n | |
| the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 | |
| Zhou or Zhou | |
| —n | |
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chou
"fashionable knot in a woman's dress or hat," 1883; earlier "small, round, cream-filled pastry" (1706), from Fr. chou, lit. "cabbage," from L. caulis "cabbage," lit. "stalk."
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