chow mein
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- noun
- /ˈchaʊ ˈmeɪn/
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chow mein
- Chicken chow mein and egg foo yung.
- chicken chow mein
- pork chow mein
- beef chow mein
You could do like a vegan satay veggie noodles, stir fry, kind of like a chow Mein.
- You could do like a vegan satay veggie noodles, stir fry, kind of like a chow Mein.
- Right now I'll do udon with fish cakes and shrimp tempura chow Mein, you know?
- I'm like, I will have pizza and some chow Mein and weird Danish and some like just like the whole array.
Examples
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For dinner, I decided to make homemade chow mein with chicken and mixed vegetables.
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She had made chow mein for dinner.
Fiction book (1993) -
Do you have a chicken chow mein?
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I had chicken chow mein.
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I will get half white rice, half chow Mein, please.
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I kinda like this chow mein.
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If it's not too much to ask, would you mind passing the chow mein?
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"How about I take us to the Blue Star Inn for some chicken chow mein?"
Fiction book (2002) -
The plates hold chicken chow mein, rice, and egg rolls.
Fiction book (2001) -
One chicken chow mein.
Synonyms
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A meal of Chinese dishes like rice, vegetables, and meat
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Morphology
The meaning 'a noodle-based Chinese dish' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chow' (food/meal) + 'mein' (noodles); the compound simply names the type of food. Although 'mein' is a loanword from Chinese, if a B1 learner knows both constituents the overall sense is immediately recoverable and not idiomatic.
Etymology
Chow mein may come from Chinese words meaning 'stir-fried noodles', with chow for 'stir-fry' and mein for 'noodles'. So the name is a simple picture of the food—fried noodles mixed with vegetables or meat—which is why it means that dish today.