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Noun: chou (choux)  shoo
  1. Any of various types of cabbage
    "The coleslaw was made with finely shredded chou";
    - cabbage
     
  2. Puff filled with cream or custard
    "She indulged in a chou for dessert";
    - cream puff
Noun: Chou  jow
  1. The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
    - Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou dynasty, Chow, Chow dynasty

Sounds like: shoo, chou

Derived forms: choux

Type of: cruciferous vegetable, dynasty, puff

Part of: Brassica oleracea, cabbage, cultivated cabbage

Encyclopedia: Chou, Lawrence