What is the meaning of the name chow?

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The name chow can refer to a dog breed, or to different kinds of food or a relish. It is also a very common surname among Chinese people.

Dog Breed

The chow, or chow chow, is an ancient dog breed of northern Chinese origin. This powerfully built dog has a lion-like bearing and is famous for its blue-black tongue.

Food

Chow, or "chou," is a Chinese slang word meaning edible, and some claim that the chow chow dog was originally bred to be eaten in China and Korea.

Relish

In English, the word chow refers to food, and the name chow chow is given to a kind of pickle relish. The ingredients vary, but typically it includes green tomatoes, mustard seed or powder and some kind of hot pepper.

Cargo

The cargo stowed in the holds of the clipper ships returning to England from China was sometimes called chow chow, referring to a miscellany. One theory of the dog breed's name is that that the first chow chow dog appearing in England in 1830 had traveled in the ship's "chow chow" hold, states the Bark Bytes website.

Surname

According to the Chinese newspaper "People's Daily," the surname Chow (also spelled Zhou, Chau or Chou) dates to the ancient Zhou Dynasty. It is the ninth most common name in China.

Source:

ArmadilloPeppers.com: Chow-Chow and Relish Overview

Bark Bytes: Chow Chow History and Origin

"People's Daily Online": Chinese Zhou Surname History

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