hoisin

Meaning

A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking

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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