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chou

[shoo]
–noun, plural choux [shooz for 1; shoo for 2] .
1. a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
2. cream puff.

Origin:
1700–10; < F: cabbage < L caulis stem; see caulis

Chou

[joh]
–noun
a dynasty in China, 1122?–256 b.c., marked by the division of China into separate feudal states and the emergence of important philosophical schools, esp. Confucianism and Taoism.
Also, Chow, Zhou.
Chou   (jō)   
See Zhou.
Zhou or Chou or Chow   (jō)   
A Chinese dynasty (traditionally dated 1122-221 B.C.) characterized by great intellectual achievements, including the rise of Confucianism and Taoism and the writing of the oldest known Chinese literature.

[Chinese (Mandarin) Zhōu.]

Chou

Chou\, n.; pl. Choux. [F., fr. L. caulis stalk.]

1. A cabbage.

2. A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.

3. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's dress.
Language Translation for : Chou
Spanish: repollo,
German: der Kohl,
Japanese: キャベツ
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