pancit

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English

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Etymology

From Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).[1]
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).[2]

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Noun

pancit (uncountable)

  1. Filipino noodles
    • 1952, Philippine Review - Volume 2, page 6:
      In the open market of competition, that diploma is no good. It cannot buy a cup of coffee or a bowl of pancit mami.
    • 1985, Nick Joaquin, Doy Laurel in Profile: A Philippine Political Odyssey, page 75:
      Behind the U.P. infirmary was a little kiosko called Bobbie's, where we could sign for sandwiches, soft drinks, pancit mami, if we didn't have money.
    • 1985, Ike Suarez, “Odds and Ends”, in National Mid-week, volume 1, page 35:
      Should you ever go abroad, don't ever make the mistake to order pancit mami in a Chinese restaurant . This is because this steaming soup of rice noodles mixed with slices of beef or chicken is a con- coction of Chinese cooks here and is unknown to Chinese cooks abroad.

References

  1. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 42
  2. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139

Anagrams

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /panˈθit/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /panˈsit/
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: pan‧cit

Noun

pancit m (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) noodles made from rice flour

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: pancit
  • → Tagalog: pansit

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish pancit. See more at pansit.

Noun

pancít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. (common) Nonstandard spelling of pansit.
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