chow

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   food; a meal (informal)

   The crew lined up for chow as soon as the bell rang.

Mid-19th-century American slang, probably from Chinese Pidgin English, ultimately from Cantonese chaau ('to fry, cook') or related to chow-chow ('mixed food, relish').

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