siomai
Meanings
noun
- A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 燒賣 /烧卖 (sio-mai, sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²). Doublet of shumai and siew mai.
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