siomai

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
Siomai 燒賣 (steamed Chinese pork dim sum dumplings)

Etymology

[edit]

From Tagalog siomai, from Philippine Hokkien 燒賣烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

siomai (plural siomai)

  1. (Philippines) A shumai from the Philippines; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
    • 2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin[1], Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-22:
      King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.

Cebuano

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Philippine Hokkien 燒賣烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /siˈjomaj/ [ˈs̪jo.mɐɪ̯]

Noun

[edit]

siomai

  1. shumai

Derived terms

[edit]

Indonesian

[edit]
Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id
siomai

Etymology

[edit]

From Hokkien 燒賣烧卖 (sio-māi, “shumai”).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /siˈo.mai̯/, [siˈo.mai̯]
  • Hyphenation: si‧o‧mai

Noun

[edit]

siomai (first-person possessive siomaiku, second-person possessive siomaimu, third-person possessive siomainya)

  1. shumai, a traditional steamed Chinese dumpling.

Usage notes

[edit]

As Indonesian has majority Muslim population, the siomai most likely is not a pork-based one.

Alternative forms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Tagalog

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

siomai (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. (common) Alternative spelling of siyomay