Etymology

black bean sauce

Today it means: An Asian sauce made with fermented and salted black soybeans. Full definition →

Chinese 豆豉醬 /豆豉酱
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  1. Chinese · calque of豆豉醬 /豆豉酱“black bean sauce”
  2. English todayblack bean sauce

Calque of Chinese 豆豉醬 /豆豉酱 (dòuchǐjiàng, “black bean sauce”)

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