sachima

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noun

A Chinese snack of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup, similar in structure to the Turkic chak-chak or American Rice Krispie square.

Originmnc ᠰᠠᠴᡳᠮᠠ →
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Meanings

nounsachima (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Chinese snack of fried batter bound together with a stiff sugar syrup, similar in structure to the Turkic chak-chak or American Rice Krispie square.

Origin

  1. mncᠰᠠᠴᡳᠮᠠ“a kind of sweet snack”
  2. Englishsachima

Borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᠴᡳᠮᠠ (sacima, “a kind of sweet snack”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 馬仔 /马仔
  • 馬仔 /马仔 (maa⁵ zai²)snack
Chinese Mandarin 沙琪瑪 /沙琪玛, 薩其馬 /萨其马
  • 沙琪瑪 /沙琪玛 (shāqímǎ)snack
  • 薩其馬 /萨其马 (sàqímǎ)snack

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Machiaschiasmachamisa
Cite this entry
APA

sachima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sachima

MLA

“sachima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sachima. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sachima,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sachima.

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