siu mei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.

Word forms

siu mei

Etymology

From Cantonese 燒味 /烧味 (siu¹ mei⁶⁻²). Doublet of shaowei.

Synonyms

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