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chow-chow
A. .mixture; mixed.

B. .Chinese dog. CHOW. XIX. perh. Pidgin English.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

chow-chow

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chow‐chow Chinese; preserve of ginger, orange peel and fruit in syrup, or a mixed vegetable pickle containing mustard and spices.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

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