siyomay

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • siomai (nonstandard but common)

Etymology

From Hokkien 燒賣／烧卖 (sio-māi).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧yó‧may

Noun

siyómay

  1. a shumai; a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  2. (uncommon) Standard spelling of siomai.
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