chowchow noun 6adjective 1verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A Chinese preserve. •Alternative letter-case form of Chow Chow (“a type of dog”). •An American relish, containing pickled green tomatoes, cabbage, and often other vegetables. •A fruit ketchup. •(informal, figurative) A miscellaneous assortment of anything. •(slang, no longer used) Gossip. adjective1 •(slang, no longer used) Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed.chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together) verb1 •(slang, no longer used) To gossip.[…] some ten or twelve fellows were chow chowing and drinking, playing at the Chinese game with their fingers, shouting and yelling like demons. — 1861 formschowchowed · chowchowing · chowchows