chou

ʃu

choux

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Definition of chou - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

vegetable

Rare

type of cabbage

Rare

He added chopped chou to the salad.

brassica

cabbage

baking

Rare

choux pastry filled with cream or custard

Rare

She enjoyed a delicious chou after dinner.

cream puff

éclair

profiterole

fashion

Rare

decorative bunch or rosette in clothing

Rare

Her dress was adorned with a lovely chou.

frill

rosette

ruffle

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Images of chou

type of cabbage
choux pastry filled with cream or custard
decorative bunch or rosette in clothing

Origin of chou

French, chou (cabbage)

Examples of chou in a sentence

Farmers harvested chou in the early morning.
He ordered a chou filled with rich chocolate cream.
The bakery's special chou was a hit at the party.
The chou on her hat added elegance.
He chose a silk chou for his lapel.

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French:chou, pâtisserie à la crème, ...
German:Kohl, Brandteiggebäck, ...
Italian:cavolo, chou, ...
Spanish:repollo, profiterol, ...
Portuguese:couve, chou, ...
Chinese:白菜, 泡芙, ...
Japanese:シュー, シュークリーム, ...
Arabic:كُرْنُب, حَلْوَى الشُّو, ...
Hebrew:כְּרוּב, פַּחְזָנְיָה, ...
Russian:капуста, пирожное, ...
Ukrainian:шпинат, заварне тістечко, ...
Hindi:चौ, चू, ...
Bengali:বাঁধাকপি, চু, ...
Catalan:col, chou, ...
Czech:zelí, větrník, ...
Danish:kål, chou, ...
Dutch:kool, soes, ...
Greek:λάχανο, σου, ...
Hungarian:káposzta, képviselőfánk, ...
Khmer:ស្ពៃក្តោប, នំស៊ូ, ...
Korean:양배추, 슈, ...
Persian:کلم, شو, ...
Polish:kapusta, ciastko ptysiowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):couve, bomba, ...
Romanian:varză, choux, ...
Swedish:kål, rosett, ...
Thai:กะหล่ำปลี, ชูส์, ...
Turkish:lahana, şu, ...
Vietnamese:bắp cải, bánh choux, ...

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