preserve vs chowchow

preserve and chowchow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preserve	Yes	No	Yes	No
chowchow	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chowchow is a hyponym of preserve; that is, chowchow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preserve:

Other hyponyms of preserve include apple butter, jam, lemon cheese, lemon curd, jelly, marmalade.

preserve (noun)	chowchow (noun)
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar	a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
a reservation where animals are protected	chopped pickles in mustard sauce
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

preserve (verb)	chowchow (verb)
prevent (food) from rotting
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing