pancit
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English
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)
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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)
- (Philippines) noodles made from rice flour
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Descendants
Further reading
- “pancit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Abella, Venancio María de (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños., 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 119
Tagalog
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish pancit. See more at pansit.
Noun
pancít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔)
- (common) Nonstandard spelling of pansit.