[chou] 
Informal.| 1. | food, esp. hearty dishes or a meal. |
| 2. | chow down, to eat; eat a meal, esp. the main meal of the day: In the army we usually chow down at 6 p.m. |
[chou chou] 
) | one of a Chinese breed of medium-sized dogs having a thick black, blue, red, or cream coat and a blue-black tongue. |
| chow 1 (chou) n. Any of a breed of heavyset dog originating in China, having a long, dense, reddish-brown or black coat and a blue-black tongue. Also called chow chow. [Possibly of Chinese Pidgin English origin.] |
| chow 2 (chou) n. Food; victuals. intr.v. chowed, chow·ing, chows To eat: chowed down on the meat and potatoes. [Possibly from Chinese (Cantonese) tsaāp, food, miscellany; see chop suey.] |
| Chow (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.] |