chow mein
noun
ˈchau̇-ˈmān 
: a seasoned stew of shredded or diced meat, mushrooms, and vegetables that is usually served with fried noodles
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Or the Mini Chow Mein sandwiches ($10), a Fall River-area classic, with crunchy chow mein and brown gravy on mini potato rolls. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Several days a week, Jullet Achan moves around the kitchen of her apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, stirring up dishes from her Surinamese background: fragrant batches of goat curry, root vegetable soup and her own take on chicken chow mein. New York Times, 10 Apr. 2022 Those items included a package of chow mein and a package of Oreos. Andrew Binion, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 Jess spends time with all three of her children making peanut butter blossoms and chocolate chow mein clusters and decorating sugar cookies. Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2021 Mai kept the Americanized offerings — chow mein, egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2021 Today’s menu includes dishes that date to the restaurant’s inception, including 16 variations each of chow mein and chop suey. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021 Onwuachi also took chefs to mother-son duo Bibi and Michael Singh’s Hawthorne Asylum food cart (1080 S.E. Madison St.), which specializes in the food of Guyana, chow mein and all. oregonlive, 22 June 2021 See More
Rebecca Stumpf, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Or the Mini Chow Mein sandwiches ($10), a Fall River-area classic, with crunchy chow mein and brown gravy on mini potato rolls. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Several days a week, Jullet Achan moves around the kitchen of her apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, stirring up dishes from her Surinamese background: fragrant batches of goat curry, root vegetable soup and her own take on chicken chow mein. New York Times, 10 Apr. 2022 Those items included a package of chow mein and a package of Oreos. Andrew Binion, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2021 Jess spends time with all three of her children making peanut butter blossoms and chocolate chow mein clusters and decorating sugar cookies. Lacey Howard, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2021 Mai kept the Americanized offerings — chow mein, egg rolls, sweet and sour chicken. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2021 Today’s menu includes dishes that date to the restaurant’s inception, including 16 variations each of chow mein and chop suey. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021 Onwuachi also took chefs to mother-son duo Bibi and Michael Singh’s Hawthorne Asylum food cart (1080 S.E. Madison St.), which specializes in the food of Guyana, chow mein and all. oregonlive, 22 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Chinese (Guangdong) cháau-mihn fried noodles
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above