Noun: chou
| Singular | chou |
| Plural | chous; choux |
Sample Sentences
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Medium sized chous, or rosettes of the ribbon finish the trimming at bottom of chest opening, and at the waist points back and front. [1891, Locomotive Engineers Journal, volume 25, page 1146:]
Nouns inflected like chou
portmanteau,
ponceau,
QSL bureau,
plateau,
nouveau,
flambeau,
damoiseau,
cointreau,
Esquimau,
camaieu,
camayeu,
bordereau,
telebureau,
subbureau,
château,
couteau,
priedieu,
chateau,
chapeau,
fricandeau, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From French chou (“cabbage”); compare French pâte à choux (“choux pastry”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and kale. See: French Nouns '
chou', French Nouns '
pâte à choux'.