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shumai

shumai noun: a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.

shumai: a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
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Noun

shumai (plural shumai or shumais)

  1. (Canada, US) A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
    • Hot and sour soup, shrimp toast, shumai, General Tso’s chicken, pork with garlic sauce, beef with asparagus, hot and spicy shrimp, sushi deluxe, cheesecake, fried bananas, litchi sherbet.2009 May 31, Joanne Starkey, “Old-School Chinese With Efforts at Fusion”, in New York Times

shumai meaning in Tagalog, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

shumai in Tagalog

a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
siyomay, siomai

shumai in Malay

a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
siumai

shumai in Indonesian

a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
siomai, siomay, somay

shumai in Thai

a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
ขนมจีบ kà-nǒm-jìip
More languagesFewer languages
shumai in Vietnamese
xíu mại

Forms of shumai

pluralshumai
pluralshumais
alternative formshao mai
alternative formshaomai
alternative formshui mai
alternative formshu mai
alternative formshūmai
alternative formsui maai
alternative Malaysia Singaporesiew mai
alternative Malaysia Singaporesiu mai
alternative Malaysia Singaporesiumai
alternative Philippines Taiwansiomai

Origin of shumai

Borrowed from Japanese 焼売 (shūmai), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).

Questions about shumai

What does shumai mean?
Shumai means a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
What is shumai in Tagalog?
Shumai in Tagalog is siyomay, siomai. See Shumai meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is shumai?
Shumai is a noun.
What is the plural of shumai?
The plural of shumai is shumai.

Words near shumai in the dictionary

  1. shumacked
  2. shumacking
  3. shumacks
  4. shumacs
  5. Shumagin Islands
  6. shumai
  7. shumais
  8. Shumake
  9. Shumaker
  10. Shumakers
  11. Shumakes

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