pancit canton

Philippines/pɐnˌsit kɐnˈton/

noun

A Filipino dish of stir-fried egg noodles with meat, vegetables, soy sauce and other seasonings.

Similar
canton noodles
OriginPhilippine Spanish pancit cantón ← Spanish Cantón ← Mandarin 廣東 /广东 →
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Meanings

nounpancit canton (uncountable)
  1. PhilippinesuncountableA Filipino dish of stir-fried egg noodles with meat, vegetables, soy sauce and other seasonings.

    Synonyms: canton noodles

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Filipino dish of stir-fried egg noodles with meat, vegetables, soy sauce and other seasonings.

Similar
canton noodles

Origin

  1. PortugueseCantão
  2. Mandarin廣東 /广东
  3. SpanishCantón
  4. Philippine Spanishpancit
  5. Philippine Spanishpancit cantón
  6. Englishpancit canton

From Philippine Spanish pancit cantón, where Philippine Spanish pancit is from Hokkien, while Spanish Cantón is ultimately from Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng), possibly via Portuguese Cantão.

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APA

pancit canton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancit%20canton

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“pancit canton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancit%20canton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pancit canton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pancit%20canton.

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