kikiam
/ˈkxikjɐm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
steamed and pan-fried elongated beancurd rolls over meatloaves of meat (usually ground pork) and vegetables, served as streetfood snack or dish topping
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Tagalog kikiam or Spanish que-quian, from Hokkien, possibly 雞 /鸡 (ke, “chicken”) + 繭 /茧 (kián, “cocoon”) or 鹹 /咸 (kiâm, “viand; rice topping”). See also kiampong, tawkiam, Hokkien 鹹飯 /咸饭 (kiâm-pn̄g) and Taiwanese Hokkien 雞卷 /鸡卷 (koe-kńg), 肉繭 /肉茧, 肉繭仔 /肉茧仔, 繭仔 /茧仔, Cebuano ngohiong, Cebuano tempura, Singaporean and Malaysian English ngoh hiang. Manuel (1948) also notes that the first syllable implies "chicken", but the chief ingredient more often used these days is now pork.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: kikiam, que-quian, -
Inflected Forms
quekiam (alternative)
que kiam (alternative)
que-kiam (alternative)
Qui Quiam (alternative)
quikiam (alternative)