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shacha

shacha noun: a savory, slightly spicy Chinese condiment used in Minnan cuisine, made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chili, Chinese brill, and dried shrimp.

Noun

shacha (uncountable)

  1. A savory, slightly spicy Chinese condiment used in Minnan cuisine, made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chili, Chinese brill, and dried shrimp.

Origin of shacha

Borrowed from Mandarin 沙茶 (shāchá). Doublet of satay and sosatie.

Questions about shacha

What does shacha mean?
Shacha means a savory, slightly spicy Chinese condiment used in Minnan cuisine, made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chili, Chinese brill, and dried shrimp.
What part of speech is shacha?
Shacha is a noun.

Words near shacha in the dictionary

  1. Shabuos
  2. Shabuot
  3. Shabuoth
  4. shabushabu
  5. shabynite
  6. shacha
  7. shacharis
  8. shacharit
  9. shacharith
  10. Shache
  11. Shachi

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