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siumai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
siu-mai
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of shumai.

Etymology

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

Questions

What does siumai mean?
Alternative form of shumai.
Where does siumai come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).

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