C18 (a bun): from French, from Latin caulis cabbage
Chou in British English
(tʃəʊ) or Zhou
noun
the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 bc
Chou in American English
(dʒoʊ)
noun
third Chinese dynasty (c. 1122-256 b.c.)
All related terms of 'chou'
Fu-chou
a port in SE China , capital of Fujian province on the Min Jiang: one of the original five treaty ports (1842). Pop: 1 398 000 (2005 est)
Su-chou
a city in E China, in S Jiangsu on the Grand Canal : noted for its gardens ; produces chiefly silk . Pop: 1 201 000 (2005 est)
Chin-Chou
a city in NE China , in SW Liaoning province . Pop: 888 000 (2005 est)
Hsü-chou
a city in N central China, in NW Jiangsu province: scene of a decisive battle (1949) in which the Communists defeated the Nationalists. Pop: 1 662 000 (2005 est)
Kuang-chou
→ Guangzhou
Chou En-lai
1898–1976, Chinese Communist statesman; foreign minister of the People's Republic of China (1949–58) and premier (1949–76)
Lanchow
→ Lanzhou
Wenzhou
a port in SE China , in Zhejiang province : noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 1 475 000 (2005 est)
Chengchow
→ Zhengzhou
Changchow
→ a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Zhangzhou