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chow mein definition

☆ chow· mein (c̸ho̵u′ mān′)

a Chinese-American dish consisting of a thick stew of meat, celery, bean sprouts, etc., served with fried noodles and, usually, soy sauce

Etymology: Chin ch'ao, to fry + mien, flour

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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