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Where does “shumai” come from?

shumai (English) comes from Japanese 焼売, from Cantonese 燒賣.

shumai (English): A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling...

Definitions

  1. A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling...

Ancestry of “shumai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese焼売shumai
2Cantonese燒賣—
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