chow的词源

英文词源

chow (n.)

"food," 1856, American English (originally in California), from Chinese pidgin English chow-chow (1795) "food," reduplication of Chinese cha or tsa "mixed." The dog breed of the same name is from 1886, of unknown origin, but some suggest a link to the Chinese tendency to see dogs as edible.

中文词源

chow：吃的东西，卷毛狮子狗

来自汉语炒。狮子狗义词源不详，一种说法是来自于中国人吃狗肉。比较frog, 法国佬，来自法国人吃青蛙肉。

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