Dogs can be breed quickly and easily, as such, in the povertized areas of China the poor would eat anything they could get thier hands on. chicken, pigeon, turtle, dog, etc. One of the bigger bred dogs in China is the Chow, usually 40lbs or more. An American tourist in the 19th century came across poor chinese eating meat and asked what it was, they replied "chow."
One use of 'chow' in English is an adopted Italian word, spelt 'ciao' in and pronounced 'chow'; it is an informal greeting and means 'hi', 'hello', 'goodbye', 'see you later'.The word 'chow' meaning 'food', or 'to eat', originated in California with Chinese immigrants and was first recorded in the late eighteenth century. It is believed to come from the Chinese-English term, 'chow-chow', meaning 'mixture' or 'mixed'.The name of the dog breed, Chow, is recorded in English from the nineteenth century and is believed to be also from the Chinese term for 'mixed'.The word 'chow' is also used in the north of England, particularly Yorkshire, with the meaning 'to reprimand' or 'to tell off'.The name, Chow, is also a very common surname among people of Chinese origins worldwide.
If you really mean chaau, that word is from Chinese. If you really meant ciao, which is pronounced "chow," that word is a French word.
chow-chow
Chow Chow, Pekingese, Pug, Chinese Chrested, Shih Tzu, Shar Pei, Chinese Chongquing Dog. Those are the ones I can remember.
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Chow Chows originated from China. Actually, when times were hard for the Chinese people, they would use the fur from the dogs and they would use the meat from chow chows. That is where the Chinese meal "Chow-Chow" came from. Poor puppies! :(
I would think so, chocolate is toxic to dogs.
Two dogs: the chow chow and Chinese shar-pei.
chicken chow mein
They are Chinese Dynasties
Hai chow Zhǔ
chow-mein ...