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siumai

siumai is the alternative form of shumai.

Meaning of shumai

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

Origin of siumai

Borrowed from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).

Questions about siumai

What is siumai the alternative form of?
Siumai is the alternative form of shumai.

Words near siumai in the dictionary

  1. siu mei
  2. Siu Sai Wan
  3. siu yook
  4. siue
  5. siues
  6. siumai
  7. Siunik
  8. SIUs
  9. Siuslaw
  10. Siuslaws
  11. SIV

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