chop suey
noun
chop su·ey ˌchäp-ˈsü-ē 
plural chop sueys
: a dish prepared chiefly from bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, onions, mushrooms, and meat or fish and served with rice and soy sauce
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Yes, the same chop suey found in every Chinese-American restaurant from coast to coast. 
Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 The menu is still dominated by chow mein and chop suey but also contains Szechuan and Cantonese specialties. Rebecca Stumpf, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Yes, the same chop suey found in every Chinese-American restaurant from coast to coast. Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 Our cooks whipped up a few of our most popular dishes: savory plates of shrimp fried rice and chicken chop suey. Curtis Chin, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022 Pair with charcuterie and cheeses, or with chop suey. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Today, the Butte city directory lists Pekin Noodle Parlor as the only chop suey restaurant left in business. NBC News, 23 Mar. 2022 The restaurants served a chop suey drowning in gravy and spiced like curry. Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2021 The menu featured typical take-out Chinese fare: pepper steak, chop suey, lemon chicken, almond chicken and other entrees, supplemented by egg rolls, egg drop soup, fried rice and fortune cookies, UPI reported. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021 See More
Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022 The menu is still dominated by chow mein and chop suey but also contains Szechuan and Cantonese specialties. Rebecca Stumpf, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Yes, the same chop suey found in every Chinese-American restaurant from coast to coast. Minerva Orduño Rincón, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 Our cooks whipped up a few of our most popular dishes: savory plates of shrimp fried rice and chicken chop suey. Curtis Chin, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022 Pair with charcuterie and cheeses, or with chop suey. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Today, the Butte city directory lists Pekin Noodle Parlor as the only chop suey restaurant left in business. NBC News, 23 Mar. 2022 The restaurants served a chop suey drowning in gravy and spiced like curry. Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2021 The menu featured typical take-out Chinese fare: pepper steak, chop suey, lemon chicken, almond chicken and other entrees, supplemented by egg rolls, egg drop soup, fried rice and fortune cookies, UPI reported. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Chinese (Guangdong) jaahp-seui odds and ends, from jaahp miscellaneous + seui bits
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above