Etymology

mee sua

Today it means: Misua; a very thin variety of salted Chinese noodles made from wheat flour. Full definition →

Hokkien 麵線 /面线
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The story

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from麵線 /面线
  2. English todaymee sua

From Hokkien 麵線 /面线 (mī-soàⁿ). Compare Malay misoa, Indonesian misoa, Tagalog miswa.

Words from the same roots

Hokkien麵線 all →

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