Meanings
- Philippinesuncountablemami (A traditional Filipino noodle soup made with egg noodles and usually including a variety of ingredients such as chicken, pork, or beef, along with vegetables like cabbage, carrots, and green onions.)
In the open market of competition, that diploma is no good. It cannot buy a cup of coffee or a bowl of pancit mami.
1952, Philippine Review - Volume 2, page 62 more examples
Behind the U.P. infirmary was a little kiosko called Bobbie's, where we could sign for sandwiches, soft drinks, pancit mami, if we didn't have money.
1985, Nick Joaquin, Doy Laurel in Profile: A Philippine Political Odyssey, page 75Should you ever go abroad, don't ever make the mistake to order pancit mami in a Chinese restaurant . This is because this steaming soup of rice noodles mixed with slices of beef or chicken is a con- coction of Chinese cooks here and is unknown to Chinese cooks abroad.
1985, Ike Suarez, “Odds and Ends”, in National Mid-week, volume 1, page 35Synonyms: mami
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmami (A traditional Filipino noodle soup made with egg noodles and usually including a variety of ingredients such as chicken, pork, or beef, along with vegetables like cabbage, carrots, and green onions.)
Origin
From pancit + mami, both ultimately from Hokkien.
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