chow-chow
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noun ( often initial capital letters )
one of a Chinese breed of medium-sized dogs having a thick black, blue, red, or cream coat and a blue-black tongue.
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| chow-chow | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Often shortened to: chow a thick-coated breed of the spitz type of dog with a curled tail and a characteristic blue-black tongue; it came originally from China |
| 2. | a Chinese preserve of ginger, orange peel, etc in syrup |
| 3. | a mixed vegetable pickle |
| [C19: from pidgin English, probably based on Mandarin Chinese cha miscellaneous] | |
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Process with brief pulses to reach the desired texture, somewhere between a chow-chow relish and a textured puree.
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