chew
/ˈtʃu/
nounverb
Common
1.n.a wad of something chewable as tobacco
2.n.biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
3.v.chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
“He jawed his bubble gum”
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chew and chou are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. chew means “a wad of something chewable as tobacco”. chou means “the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism”. chew is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃu/
1.n.a wad of something chewable as tobacco
2.n.biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
3.v.chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
“He jawed his bubble gum”
/ˈtʃu/
| chew | chou | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃu/ | /ˈtʃu/ |
| Said | choo | choo |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 3 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | chaw, cud, quid | Zhou, Zhou dynasty, Chou dynasty |
Full entry for chew · Full entry for chou · More comparisons
1.n.the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
2.n.any of various types of cabbage
3.n.puff filled with cream or custard