siomai
English edit
Etymology edit
From Tagalog siomai, from Philippine Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sio‧mai
Noun edit
siomai (plural siomai)
- (Philippines) A shumai from the Philippines; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.
- 2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin[1], Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-22:
- King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Philippine Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣／烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siomai
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi, “shumai”).
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Noun edit
siomai (first-person possessive siomaiku, second-person possessive siomaimu, third-person possessive siomainya)
- shumai, a traditional steamed Chinese dumpling.
Usage notes edit
As Indonesian has majority Muslim population, the siomai most likely is not a pork-based one.
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Further reading edit
- “siomai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siomai (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜋᜌ᜔)