English Explanatory Dictionary

chao fan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Chinese fried rice.

Word forms

chao fan chow fan chowfan chaofan chaufan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 炒飯 /炒饭 (chǎofàn), possibly originally from Cantonese 炒飯 /炒饭 (caau² faan⁶). Compare Spanish chaufa, chofán

Related words

chow fun

Derived words

beef chao fan pork chao fan Yangzhou chao fan
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