English

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Etymology

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From Spanish chamoy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chamoy (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) A type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients
    She drizzled some chamoy over her mango cubes.

Spanish

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Etymology

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From either Tagalog champoy which is originally from Cantonese 陳皮梅陈皮梅 (can4 pei4 mui4-2) or Tagalog kiamoy (supposedly spelled as "ciamoy" in Philippine Spanish) which is originally from Hokkien 鹹梅咸梅 (kiâm-muî).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmoi/ [t͡ʃaˈmoi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: cha‧moy

Noun

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chamoy m (plural chamoyes or chamoy)

  1. a type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients