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French

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at Fr-chou.ogg
IPA: /ʃu/,

Noun

(in sense of "cabbage"; for inflections of the term of endearment, see the table) {{fr-infl-noun|sm=chou|sf=choute|pm=choux|pf=choutes|smp=ʃu|sfp=ʃut|pmp=ʃu|pfp=ʃut}}

cabbage
baby, darling, sweetheart (term of endearment)

Derived terms

chou-fleur (cauliflower)

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Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

chou

A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, chōu, chóu, chǒu, or chòu.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

an:chou de:chou el:chou fr:chou gl:chou io:chou id:chou hu:chou oc:chou ru:chou fi:chou vi:chou tr:chou zh:chou

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Chou \Chou\, n.; pl. Choux. [F., fr. L. caulis stalk.]
1. A cabbage.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small
round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material,
used as an ornament in women's dress.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet chou
n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable
for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism [syn: Zhou, {Zhou
dynasty}, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty]
2: any of various types of cabbage [syn: cabbage]
3: puff filled with cream or custard [syn: cream puff]