Chow Chow

chowchow chow chow chow-chow English thumb|A cinnamon Chow Chow puppy Etymology First attested in 1886, but of uncertain origin (present Chinese terms for the breed do not resemble it). Possibly related to the old Chinese custom of eating dogs (cf. chow and chow-chow).chow Noun 1 A dog of a Chinese breed with a sturdy build, a square profile, small triangular erect ears with rounded tips, and a dense double coat. en chow Chow en South Asia A chayote. Translations dog breed Chinese: Cantonese: yue 鬆獅犬 sung1 si1 hyun2 Mandarin: cmn 鬆獅犬 sōngshīquǎn Czech: cs čau-čau Finnish: fi chow chow, fi kiinanpystykorva French: fr chow-chow Greek: el Τσόου Τσόου n Hungarian: hu csau-csau Irish: ga seabha-seabha m Japanese: ja チャウ・チャウ, ja チャウチャウ Chau Chau Korean: ko 차우차우 Macedonian: mk чау-чау n Malay: ms anjing chow Polish: pl chow-chow m, pl czau-czau m Russian: ru чау-ча́у m f Spanish: es chowchow m f Spain, es chow-chow m f Spain Turkish: tr çov-çov Further reading References en Dogs