Chow Chow

See also: chowchow, chow chow, and chow-chow

English

A cinnamon Chow Chow puppy

Etymology

First attested in 1886, but of uncertain origin (present Chinese terms for the breed do not resemble it). Possibly related to the old Chinese custom of eating dogs (cf. chow and chow-chow).

Noun

Chow Chow (plural Chow Chows)

1. A chow, a Chinese breed of dog.

Synonyms

• chow, Chow

Translations

dog breed

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 鬆獅犬 / 松狮犬 (sung¹ si¹ hyun²)

  Mandarin: 鬆獅犬 / 松狮犬 (sōngshīquǎn)

• Czech: čau-čau
• Finnish: chow chow (fi), kiinanpystykorva (fi)
• French: chow-chow (fr)
• Greek: Τσόου Τσόου n (Tsóou Tsóou)
• Hungarian: csau-csau (hu)
• Irish: seabha-seabha m
• Japanese: チャウ・チャウ, チャウチャウ (ja) (Chau Chau)
• Korean: 차우차우 (ko) (chauchau)
• Macedonian: чау-чау n (čau-čau)
• Malay: anjing chow
• Polish: chow-chow m, czau-czau m
• Russian: чау-ча́у (ru) m or f (čau-čáu)
• Turkish: çov-çov