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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: chopped pickles in mustard sauce
2: a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Chinese Pidgin English chowchow food Date: 1850 1. a Chinese preserve of ginger, fruits, and peels in heavy syrup 2. a relish of chopped mixed pickles in mustard sauce

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chowchow Chow"chow`, a. [Chin.] Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chowchow Chow"chow`, n. (Com.) A kind of mixed pickles.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. [Chinese] Mixed pickles. II. a. Mixed of several sorts.