Etymology

siew mai

Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from燒賣 /烧卖
  2. English todaysiew mai

Borrowed from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²).

Words from the same roots

Cantonese燒賣 all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.