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chou [shoo] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural choux [shooz for 1; shoo for 2] /ʃuz for 1; ʃu for 2/.
- a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman’s dress, hat, etc.
- cream puff.
Origin of chou 1700–10; French: cabbage Latin caulis stem; see cole Related Words for choux puff, cannoli, chou, croquembouche, profiterole Examples from the Web for choux Historical Examples of choux
The name “choux” (sh) or “cabbage,” is often used as a pet name.
Madeline Brandeis
Cauliflower in French is “choux fleur” (sh-flr), which means “cabbage flower.”
Madeline Brandeis
Those of Watteau will make him believe that he could live on candies and choux à la crême.
Max O’Rell
British Dictionary definitions for choux chou noun plural choux (ʃuː)
- a type of cabbage
- a rosette
- a round cream bun
Word Origin for chou C18 (a bun): from French, from Latin caulis cabbage Chou Zhou noun
- the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 bc
Word Origin and History for choux chou n.
“fashionable knot in a woman’s dress or hat,” 1883; earlier “small, round, cream-filled pastry” (1706), from French chou, literally “cabbage” (12c.), from Latin caulis “cabbage,” literally “stalk” (see cole).