Meanings
Origin
From chicken + mami, from a partial calque of Hokkien 雞肉麵 /鸡肉面 (koe-mah-mī, “chicken noodles”). See also Hokkien 雞肉 /鸡肉 (koe-mah).
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APA
chicken mami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20mami
MLA
“chicken mami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20mami. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken mami,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20mami.
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