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malatang

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmɑ.ləˌtɑŋ/
  • mä′lä′täng′
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A hot, spicy soup of meat and vegetables, commonly eaten as a street food in China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Mandarin 麻辣燙/麻辣烫 (málàtàng).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 麻辣燙 /麻辣烫 (málàtàng) — hot spicy soup of meat and vegetables
  • Finnish: malatang — hot spicy soup of meat and vegetables
  • French: malatang — hot spicy soup of meat and vegetables
  • Korean: 마라탕 (maratang) — hot spicy soup of meat and vegetables
  • Russian: малата́н (malatán) — hot spicy soup of meat and vegetables
  • Vietnamese: ma lạt thang — hot spicy soup of meat and vegetables