Chou
/ʃu:/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of pastry: A small, round, light pastry typically filled with cream, custard, or a similar sweet filling.
- A type of vegetable: Any of various types of cabbage, especially those with compact heads.
- A historical Chinese dynasty: The imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC, known for its long rule and the rise of Confucianism and Taoism.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Pastry):
- For dessert, she served a delicious cream-filled chou.
- The bakery specializes in eclairs and chocolate choux.
- Noun (Vegetable):
- The recipe calls for one head of chou, finely shredded.
- We grow several varieties of chou in our garden.
- Noun (Dynasty):
- The Chou dynasty was a formative period in Chinese philosophy.
- Artifacts from the Chou era are displayed in the museum.
Advanced Usage
- "Chou pastry": Often used to specify the food item, as "chou" alone can be ambiguous.
- The chou pastry was light and airy.
- In botanical names: Used in the common names for specific cabbage varieties.
- Brassica oleracea var. capitata is often called chou cabus.
Variants and Related Words
- Choux pastry (n): The light, egg-rich dough used to make cream puffs and éclairs.
- Making choux pastry requires precise technique.
- Chou-fleur (n): The French term for cauliflower, literally "flower cabbage".
- Chou dynasty (n): Alternative spelling for the Zhou dynasty.
Synonyms
- Cream puff: For the pastry meaning.
- Cabbage: For the vegetable meaning.
- Zhou dynasty: For the historical period.
Related Phrases
- Chou à la crème: A French phrase meaning a cream puff.
- The patisserie's chou à la crème is famous.
- Faire chou blanc: A French idiom meaning "to fail" or "to draw a blank", literally "to make a white cabbage".
- Despite his efforts, he made chou blanc in the competition.
Noun
- puff filled with cream or custard
- any of various types of cabbage
- the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism