Where does “Chow Chow” come from?

Chow Chow (English) comes from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow, from Chinese 炒.

Chow Chow (English): a chow, a Chinese breed of dog

Definitions

  1. a chow, a Chinese breed of dog

Ancestry of “Chow Chow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Pidgin Englishchow-chowfood; eat
2Chinese炒—

Words derived from “Chow Chow”

Every word from Chinese 炒 →Every word from Chinese Pidgin English chow-chow →