chamoy

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English

Etymology

From Spanish chamoy.

Pronunciation

Noun

chamoy (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) A type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients
    She drizzled some chamoy over her mango cubes.

Spanish

Etymology

From either Tagalog champoy which is originally from Cantonese 陳皮梅陈皮梅 (can4 pei4 mui4-2) or Tagalog kiamoy (supposedly spelled as "ciamoy" in Philippine Spanish) which is originally from Hokkien 鹹梅咸梅 (kiâm-muî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈmoi/
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: cha‧moy

Noun

chamoy m (plural chamoyes or chamoy)

  1. a type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients