chop suey

or chop sooy

[ chop-soo-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a Chinese-style American dish consisting of small pieces of meat, chicken, etc., cooked together with bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, or other vegetables and seasoning, in a gravy, often served with rice and soy sauce.

chop suey

/ ˈsuːɪ /

a Chinese-style dish originating in the US, consisting of meat or chicken, bean sprouts, etc, stewed and served with rice

1885–90, Americanism; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) jaahp seui mixed bits, akin to Chinese zá suì

C19: from Chinese (Cantonese) tsap sui odds and ends

On the same block, Northland Chop Suey, a Chinese restaurant, has been looted at least two times.

Hodgson said his first meal behind bars was American chop suey, green beans, and a piece of bread.

Sit down, my dear, and John Chinaman shall bring you chop suey for lunch.

Put some well-seasoned cooked rice on a platter, pour over the chop suey and serve very hot.

"Chop-suey sundae," he announced, after a hasty glance at the printed menu.

To many the elevated railroad was the Rialto, on the stations of which uniformed men sat and made chop suey of your tickets.

Cork put the wad of money carefully into his pocket, and said: "Come on, Fanny; let's have some chop suey before we go home."

April 19, 2024tortuous

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