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Chow mein

2 stages from Chinese to English.

Today it means a Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat
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Stage 1 of 2
chao mian
Chinese · medieval
"fried noodles"
literally "fried noodles"
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Stage 2 of 2
chow mein
English · 1900s
"a dish of stir-fried noodles and vegetables"
adopted as Chinese cuisine spread internationally
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