CHOP SUEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chop suey mean? 

• CHOP SUEY (noun)
  The noun CHOP SUEY has 1 sense:

1. meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants there

  Familiarity information: CHOP SUEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOP SUEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants there

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chop suey" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)