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siomai

/ˈʃoː.maɪ̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sio-mai
IPA
/ˈʃoː.maɪ̯/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 燒賣 /烧卖 (sio-mai, sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²). Doublet of shumai and siew mai.

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

shumai siew mai shaomai

Questions

How do you pronounce siomai?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃoː.maɪ̯/.
What does siomai mean?
A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.
Where does siomai come from?
Borrowed from Hokkien 燒賣 /烧卖 (sio-mai, sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²). Doublet of shumai and siew mai.

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