chow mein

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Definition of chow mein in English English dictionary

A Westernised Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood

Our tasty grooves are better than a chicken chow mein!.

Chow mein is a Chinese-style dish that consists of fried noodles, cooked meat, and vegetables. chicken chow mein. a Chinese dish made with meat, vegetables, and noodles (chao mian, from chao + mian )

chop suey served with fried noodles

Hyphenation

Chow mein

Turkish pronunciation

çau min

Synonyms

chaomian

Pronunciation

/ˈʧou ˈmēn/ /ˈʧaʊ ˈmiːn/

Etymology

() From Mandarin 炒麪, 炒麵 (simplified: 炒面) (chǎomiàn) stir-fry noodles