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siomai.

A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.

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noun/ˈʃoː.maɪ̯/Philippines
  1. A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.

    Philippines · Taiwan
Where this word comes from

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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