From en.wiktionary.org:
[chow chow]
** English
[lang=en]
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
[en]. Compare [mzs].
*** Noun
[~]
1. A Chinese preserve. [en] 2. An American [en] , containing pickle d green tomatoes, cabbage , and often other vegetable s. 3. A [en] [en] 4. [en] [gossip] . 5. [en] .
**** Synonyms
{{col3|en| |India relish |piccalilli }} {{col3|en|title=ketchup| |ketchup |catsup }}
**** Translations
[ketchup]
- French: [fr] [trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To gossip . 2. * {{ quote-journal | en | year=1861 | journal=The London and China Telegraph | page=316 |passage=[...] some ten or twelve fellows were CHOW CHOWING and drinking, playing at the Chinese game with their fingers, shouting and yelling like demons.}}
*** Adjective
[-]
1. [en] Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed.
**** Derived terms
{{col3|en| |chowchow chop }}
[en]
** French
*** Noun
[m]
1. [fr]