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hoisin

/ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/

hoisin noun: a sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking.

Noun

hoisin (uncountable)

  1. A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking
    Synonyms:
    hoisin sauce

Synonyms of hoisin

Origin of hoisin

Borrowed from Cantonese 海鮮 /海鲜 (hoi² sin¹), literally "seafood", though the sauce contains no seafood ingredients.

Phrases with hoisin

Questions about hoisin

What does hoisin mean?
Hoisin means a sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking.
What part of speech is hoisin?
Hoisin is a noun.
How do you pronounce hoisin?
Hoisin is pronounced /ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/.

Words near hoisin in the dictionary

  1. Hoisanese
  2. hoise
  3. hoised
  4. hoises
  5. hoish
  6. hoisin
  7. hoisin sauce
  8. hoisin sauces
  9. hoising
  10. Hoisington
  11. Hoisingtons

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