chou

[shoo] /ʃu/
noun, plural choux
[shooz for 1;shoo for 2] /ʃuz for 1;ʃu for 2/ (Show IPA)
1.
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
2.
cream puff.
Origin
1700-10; < French: cabbage < Latin caulis stem; see cole

Chou

[joh] /dʒoʊ/
noun
1.
a dynasty in China, 1122?–256 b.c., marked by the division of China into separate feudal states and the emergence of important philosophical schools, especially Confucianism and Taoism.
Also, Chow, Zhou.
British Dictionary definitions for chou

chou

/ʃuː/
noun (pl) choux (ʃuː)
1.
a type of cabbage
2.
a rosette
3.
a round cream bun
Word Origin
C18 (a bun): from French, from Latin caulis cabbage

Chou

/tʃəʊ/
noun
1.
the imperial dynasty of China from about 1126 to 255 bc
Word Origin and History for chou
n.

"fashionable knot in a woman's dress or hat," 1883; earlier "small, round, cream-filled pastry" (1706), from French chou, literally "cabbage" (12c.), from Latin caulis "cabbage," literally "stalk" (see cole).