English approximation of Cantonese. From Wikipedia:
‘Chow mein' is the Americanization of the Chinese term for fried noodles. Its pronunciation comes from the Cantonese pronunciation "chaomin"; the term first appeared in English (US) in 1906.
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I thought it had something to do with Mein Kampf.
No, but "mein chou" is German+French for "my sweetheart".
Source: I'm drunk, I just made this up.
German here: no, "chow mein" isn't a German word. "Mein" however is: it means "mine"
No, Italian I think. Bella Chow and all that.
Meine chowsa