siomai

sio·mai
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Philippines/ˈʃoː.maɪ̯/

noun

A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounsiomai (plural siomai)
  1. PhilippinesTaiwanA traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.
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    King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.

    2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2022

    Synonyms: shumai, siew mai, shaomai

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served as part of the dim sum menu.

Origin

  1. Cantonese燒賣 /烧卖
  2. Hokkien燒賣 /烧卖
  3. Englishsiomai

Borrowed from Hokkien 燒賣 /烧卖 (sio-mai, sio-māi), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu¹ maai⁶⁻²). Doublet of shumai and siew mai.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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