chow mein

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/meɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chou′ mān′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
chow mein /ˌtʃaʊ ˈmeɪn/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda Chinese-style dish of vegetables, shredded meat, and fried noodles.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chow mein  (chou′ mān′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Fooda Chinese-style dish of steamed or stir-fried vegetables, topped with shredded chicken, shrimp, etc., and served with fried noodles.
  • cognate dialect, dialectal forms
  • Chinese chǎo fry + miàn noodles, or
  • 1900–05, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chow mein / meɪn/
  1. a Chinese-American dish, consisting of mushrooms, meat, shrimps, etc, served with fried noodles
Etymology: from Chinese (Cantonese), variant of Mandarin ch'ao mien fried noodles

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