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chou

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chou

1
n
puff filled with cream or custard
2
n
any of various types of cabbage
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chou
1

n puff filled with cream or custard

Synonyms:
cream puff
Types:
eclair
oblong cream puff
chocolate eclair
eclair topped with chocolate
Type of:
puff
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
2

n any of various types of cabbage

Synonyms:
cabbage
Types:
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cole, kail, kale
coarse curly-leafed cabbage
Chinese cabbage, Chinese celery, celery cabbage
elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
bok choi, bok choy
elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
head cabbage
any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
collard greens, collards
kale that has smooth leaves
red cabbage
compact head of purplish-red leaves
savoy, savoy cabbage
head of soft crinkly leaves
Type of:
cruciferous vegetable
a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
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