hoisin
Meaning
A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking
Synonyms
massor dahl
tarka dahl
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 海鮮 /海鲜 (hoi² sin¹), literally "seafood", though the sauce contains no seafood ingredients.
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