What does chou in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chou in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chou in French.

The word chou in French means cabbage, choux bun, my dear, head, adorable, lovely, sweet, lovely, sweet, have big ears, dead easy, dead simple, sweetie, poppet, tot, cutie, get on 's nerves, cream puff, white cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Brussels sprout, savoy, savoy cabbage, kale, heart of palm, palm heart, palm cabbage, romanesco, red cabbage, green cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, cut-throat razor, draw a blank, rag, keep both parties sweet, sweetheart, my love, not worry too much about , not bother too much about, poor darling, poor dear, lose your rag at , lose your rag with. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chou

cabbage

nom masculin (légume vert) (vegetable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chou peut se déguster froid ou cuit à la vapeur.
Cabbage can be eaten cold or steamed.

choux bun

nom masculin (petit gâteau creux) (pastry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les profiteroles sont des petits choux remplis de glace à la vanille, nappés de chocolat fondant.
Profiteroles are little choux buns filled with vanilla ice cream and smothered in chocolate sauce.

my dear

nom masculin (familier (terme affectueux)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Je t'aime, mon chou !
I love you, my dear!

head

nom masculin (argot (cerveau, tête)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle n'est pas futée, elle n'a rien dans le chou !
She's not clever; there's nothing in her head!

adorable, lovely, sweet

adjectif invariable (familier (joli, mignon)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Regarde le bébé comme il est chou !
Look at the baby; isn't he adorable?

lovely, sweet

adjectif invariable (familier (gentil)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu m'as ramené des gâteaux : comme tu es chou !
You brought me cookies: how lovely (or: sweet) of you!

have big ears

locution verbale (familier, péjoratif (avoir de grandes oreilles décollées)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dead easy, dead simple

locution adjectivale (familier (très facile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

sweetie, poppet, tot, cutie

nom masculin (familier (petit enfant) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

get on 's nerves

(familier (ennuyer [qqn] sérieusement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cream puff

nom masculin (pâtisserie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

white cabbage

nom masculin (légume) (vegetable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chou blanc peut se manger cru ou cuit.

Chinese cabbage

nom masculin (légume du potager, crucifère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chou chinois se mange souvent en salade.

Brussels sprout

nom masculin (type de chou) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En général, les enfants n'aiment pas les choux de Bruxelles.

savoy, savoy cabbage

nom masculin (variété de chou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

kale

nom masculin (type de chou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fait du chou frisé en salade pour ce soir.

heart of palm, palm heart, palm cabbage

nom masculin (Antilles, Réunion (chou comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On peut manger le chou palmiste cru ou cuit.

romanesco

nom masculin (variété de chou) (vegetable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour préparer du chou romanesco, on enlève d'abord les feuilles, puis chaque sommité.

red cabbage

nom masculin (variété de choux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les salades de choux rouges sont croquantes.

green cabbage

nom masculin (type de chou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cauliflower

nom masculin (plante potagère) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chou-fleur s'accompagne très bien d'une sauce béchamel.
Cauliflower goes very well with a bechamel sauce.

kohlrabi

nom masculin (variété de chou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a planté des choux-raves dans son jardin.

cut-throat razor

nom masculin (familier (rasoir à main) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est facile de se couper en se rasant avec un coupe-chou.

draw a blank

locution verbale (subir un échec, échouer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous n'avons rien trouvé, même la police a fait chou blanc !

rag

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (mauvais journal) (pejorative: newspaper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

keep both parties sweet

locution verbale (ne pas prendre parti)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pierre ne veut pas prendre parti entre sa mère et sa femme, à force de ménager la chèvre et le chou il ne prend aucune décision.

sweetheart, my love

nom masculin (familier (terme affectueux) (term of affection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Qu'est-ce qu'il t'arrive mon petit chou ? Tu t'es fait mal en tombant ?

not worry too much about , not bother too much about

locution verbale (familier (faire au plus simple)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

poor darling, poor dear

nom masculin (familier (appellation de commisération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lose your rag at , lose your rag with

(familier (s'énerver sur un sujet) (slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lucie s'est pris le chou avec cet automobiliste à cause d'une priorité soi-disant grillée.

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