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noun
A thick, pungent, dark, sweet and salty sauce made from soy, garlic and chili, used in Chinese cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: duck sauce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condiment
History
Partial calque from Cantonese 海鮮醬/海鲜酱 (hoi2 sin1 zoeng3, literally “seafood sauce, sauce for seafood”).
Across languages
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