Etymology

machang

M3A1C3H4A1N1G2

Today it means: zongzi Full definition →

Hokkien 肉粽
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The story

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from肉粽
  2. English todaymachang

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉粽 (mah-chàng).

Words from the same roots

Hokkien肉粽 all →

bak chang

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.