Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiamoy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ki-amoy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A snack made from salted dried plums.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Hokkien 鹹梅 /咸梅 (kiâm-muî).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kiamuy (alternative) kiam muy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

champoy

Questions

What does kiamoy mean?
A snack made from salted dried plums.
Where does kiamoy come from?
From Hokkien 鹹梅 /咸梅 (kiâm-muî).

How to pronounce kiamoy

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