Definitions of chow:

• noun:   breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
• noun:   informal terms for a meal
• noun:   the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 25000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2925)