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siu mei

siu mei noun: meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.

Noun

siu mei (uncountable)

  1. Meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.
    Synonyms:
    shaowei

siu mei meaning in Vietnamese

siu mei in Vietnamese

meat roasted on spits
xíu mại

Synonyms of siu mei

Origin of siu mei

From Cantonese 燒味 /烧味 (siu¹ mei⁶⁻²). Doublet of shaowei.

Questions about siu mei

What does siu mei mean?
Siu mei means meat roasted on spits over an open fire or wood burning rotisserie oven, as in Cantonese cuisine.
What is siu mei in Vietnamese?
Siu mei in Vietnamese is xíu mại. See Siu mei meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is siu mei?
Siu mei is a noun.

Words near siu mei in the dictionary

  1. SIU
  2. siu dai
  3. siu haau
  4. siu laap
  5. siu mai
  6. siu mei
  7. Siu Sai Wan
  8. siu yook
  9. siue
  10. siues
  11. siumai

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