siomai.
a steamed Chinese dumpling of various types, such as one made with fish, shrimp, chicken, pork, cabbage, potato, bitter gourd, boiled egg, tofu, etc, topped with either peanut sauce, sweet soy sauce, chili sauce, and a dash of lime juice
Meaning & usage
a steamed Chinese dumpling of various types, such as one made with fish, shrimp, chicken, pork, cabbage, potato, bitter gourd, boiled egg, tofu, etc, topped with either peanut sauce, sweet soy sauce, chili sauce, and a dash of lime juice
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 燒賣 /烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²). Compare English siomai, Tagalog siyomay, Cebuano siomai.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.