Shumai

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.

    "Hot and sour soup, shrimp toast, shumai, General Tso’s chicken, pork with garlic sauce, beef with asparagus, hot and spicy shrimp, sushi deluxe, cheesecake, fried bananas, litchi sherbet."

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"Hot and sour soup, shrimp toast, shumai, General Tso’s chicken, pork with garlic sauce, beef with asparagus, hot and spicy shrimp, sushi deluxe, cheesecake, fried bananas, litchi sherbet."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼売 (shūmai) and its etymon Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu1 maai6-2).

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dim sum

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