From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchowchow1 /tʃaʊ/ noun 1 
[uncountable] old-fashioned informalFOOD food I ordered some chow and sat down.2 [countable] (also chow chow)HBA a type of dog with long thick fur that first came from China
[uncountable] old-fashioned informalFOOD food I ordered some chow and sat down.2 [countable] (also chow chow)HBA a type of dog with long thick fur that first came from ChinaExamples from the Corpus
chow• Plenty of booze and chow round out the celebration, considered the grandaddy of July Fourth blasts.• The M-16, the. 45 Colt, the ammunition, the backpack of water canisters and chow.• At a surprise meeting before evening chow, he announced his retirement to Saigon and introduced his replacement, Major Williams.• I joined Resler and the rest of the pilots going over to the compound for chow.• When I do get a stab at some groovy chow, what's happened to it, man?• And what do I get for my chow?• The system was fed, and those vans brought in the chow.• They don't serve anything fancy, just lots of good wholesome chow.chowchow2 verb → chow down→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
chow• Manhattan diners can chow down on Southwestern food at Arizona 206 and the Arizona Cafe.• Make a wish, take a deep breath, blow out the flames and chow down on the candles.• Put on your lederhosen and get ready to drink and chow down.Origin chow1 1. (1700-1800) Perhaps from Mandarin Chinese jiao “meat dumpling”2. (1800-1900) Perhaps from Cantonese kau “dog” 