FromCantonese周(zau¹).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaʊ/
• Rhymes:-aʊ
• Homophones:ciao,chow

Chow

1. Asurname from Cantonese.
2. (obsolete)Alternative form ofZhou(“dynasty, realm, and era”)

Chow (pluralChows)

1. AChow Chow (Chinese breed of dog).
   • 2005, Paul Carter,Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin, page153:

     Colin was aChow; an interesting Chinese breed that looks a bit like a Pomeranian on steroids[.]

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FromCantonese周(zau¹), viaEnglishChow.Doublet ofChiu.

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaw/[ˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence)/ˈtsaw/[ˈt͡saʊ̯]
• Rhymes:-aw

Chow (Baybayin spellingᜆ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipinosurname from Cantonese

• English terms borrowed from Cantonese
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• English 1-syllable words
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• Rhymes:English/aʊ
• Rhymes:English/aʊ/1 syllable
• English terms with homophones
• English lemmas
• English proper nouns
• English uncountable nouns
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• English nouns
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• Tagalog doublets
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• Rhymes:Tagalog/aw
• Rhymes:Tagalog/aw/1 syllable
• Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
• Tagalog lemmas
• Tagalog proper nouns
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• Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations
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