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shumai

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 焼売 (shūmai), from Cantonese 燒賣 /烧卖 (siu1 maai6−2).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cebuano: siomai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Chinese Cantonese: 燒賣 /烧卖 — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Chinese: 燒賣 /烧卖 (sio-māi, sio-mai, sau-māi, siau-māi) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燒賣 /烧卖 (shāomài) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Dutch: siew maai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Dutch: sieuw mai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • French: shaomai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Indonesian: siomai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Indonesian: siomay — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Indonesian: somay — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Italian: shumai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Japanese: 焼売 (shūmai) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Javanese: siomay — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Korean: 사오마이 (saomai) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Korean: 시우마이 (siumai) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Malay: siumai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Mongolian: шумай (šumaj) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Polish: shumai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Russian: шумай (šumaj) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Spanish: shaomai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Tagalog: siyomay — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Tagalog: siomai — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Thai: ขนมจีบ (kà-nǒm-jìip) — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum
  • Vietnamese: xíu mại — a traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum