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tsampoy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tsam-poy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

yangmei

Etymology

From Tagalog tsampoy, from Cantonese 陳皮梅 /陈皮梅 (can⁴ pei⁴ mui⁴⁻²), introduced as a genericized trademark romanized as "CHAN PUI MUI" as printed on preserved prune packaging.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tsampoy, 陳皮梅

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

champoy (alternative)

Questions

What does tsampoy mean?
yangmei
Where does tsampoy come from?
From Tagalog tsampoy, from Cantonese 陳皮梅 /陈皮梅 (can⁴ pei⁴ mui⁴⁻²), introduced as a genericized trademark romanized as "CHAN PUI MUI" as printed on preserved prune packaging.

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