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Chou   /tʃu/   Listen
noun
Chou  n.  (pl. choux)  
1.
A cabbage.
2.
A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.
3.
A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's dress.





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"Chou" Quotes from Famous Books



... CHOU: at first a principality in South Shen Si and part of Kan Suh, subject to Shang dynasty; afterwards the ...
— Ancient China Simplified • Edward Harper Parker
... evec yon bel rbe velou grande lakh. ... a t ka bail ou mal zi. Li t tini bel zanneau dans zreill li, quate-tou-chou, bouoche, bracelet, tremblant,—toutt ste bel baggae conm ...
— Two Years in the French West Indies • Lafcadio Hearn
... the Shang dynasty sank into the lowest depths of moral abasement, King Wu, who charged himself with its overthrow, and who subsequently became the first sovereign of the Chou dynasty, offered sacrifices to Almighty God, and also to Mother Earth. "The King of Shang," he said in his address to the high officers who collected around him, "does not reverence God above, and inflicts calamities ...
— Religions of Ancient China • Herbert A. Giles
... not tell me that," said Elinor, laughing. "But I do remember all Madame de Bessieres' kind names very well. It was sometimes, mon lapin, mon lapin dore, mon chou, ma mere—they all sounded pleasantly to me, she spoke them so kindly. But sometimes to vex me, the other children—Master Harry among others—used to translate them; and, though rabbit, and golden rabbit, sounded very well in ...
— Elinor Wyllys - Vol. I • Susan Fenimore Cooper
... child," said Monsieur Joseph to his little daughter. "It is too damp now for you to be out-of-doors. Yes, very pretty feathers. Good night, mon petit chou!" ...
— Angelot - A Story of the First Empire • Eleanor Price


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