conpoy

C3O1N1P3O1Y4

noun

A dried seafood product made from scallops, used in Chinese cuisine.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounconpoy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dried seafood product made from scallops, used in Chinese cuisine.

Origin

  1. Cantonese乾貝 /干贝
  2. Englishconpoy

From Cantonese 乾貝 /干贝 (gon1 bui3, literally “dried shell(fish)”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 瑤柱 /瑶柱, 江瑤柱 /江瑶柱
  • 瑤柱 /瑶柱 (jiu⁴ cyu⁵)Translations
  • 江瑤柱 /江瑶柱 (gong¹ jiu⁴ cyu⁵)Translations
  • 珧柱 (jiu⁴ cyu⁵)Translations
  • 江珧柱 (gong¹ jiu⁴ cyu⁵)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 乾貝 /干贝
  • 乾貝 /干贝 (gānbèi)Translations
Japanese 干貝柱, 干し貝柱)
  • 干貝柱 (hoshi kai bashira)Translations
  • 干し貝柱) (hoshi kai bashira)Translations
Vietnamese cồi sò điệp khô, sò điệp khô
  • cồi sò điệp khôTranslations
  • sò điệp khôTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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