chou
English
editEtymology
editFrom French chou (“cabbage”); compare French pâte à choux (“choux pastry”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- (baking) Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
- (fashion) A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's clothing.
- 1891, Locomotive Engineers Journal, volume 25, page 1146:
- Medium sized chous, or rosettes of the ribbon finish the trimming at bottom of chest opening, and at the waist points back and front.
Anagrams
editChampenois
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French chous, from Latin caulis. Cognate with French chou, Bourguignon cho, Picard chou, Franco-Provençal chou, Occitan caul.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchou m (plural chous)
- (Troyen) cabbage
References
edit- Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
- Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French chous, from Latin caulis, itself akin to or derived from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchou m (plural choux)
Noun
editchou m (plural choux, feminine choute)
- baby, darling, sweetheart (term of endearment)
Adjective
editchou (feminine choute, masculine plural choux, feminine plural choutes)
Usage notes
editOnly seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou.
Derived terms
edit- bête comme chou
- bout de chou
- chou à la crème
- chou blanc
- chou cabus
- chou chinois
- chou de Bruxelles
- chou de chien
- chou de Chine
- chou frisé
- chou pommé
- chou rouge
- chou vert
- chou vert et vert chou
- chou-fleur (cauliflower)
- chou-rave
- chouchou (term of endearment)
- coupe choux
- dans les choux
- faire chou blanc (draw a blank)
- faire ses choux gras
- feuille de chou
- ménager la chèvre et le chou
- pâte à choux
- prendre le chou
Further reading
edit- “chou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Japanese
editRomanization
editchou
Mandarin
editRomanization
editchou
- Nonstandard spelling of chōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of chóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of chǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of chòu.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Portuguese
editNoun
editchou m (plural chous)
- Rare spelling of show.
Adjective
editchou (invariable)
- Rare spelling of show.
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