instant mami

English

Etymology

From instant +‎ mami, the latter from Hokkien 肉麵 / 肉面 (mah-mī).

Noun

instant mami (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) An instant noodle soup dish that is popular in the Philippines and abroad, consisting of pre-cooked noodles with a packet of soup, seasoning, and oil that can be prepared by adding hot water.
    • 2003, Ma. Romina M. Gonzalez, Welostit and Other Stories, page 51:
      One brought two boxes of instant mami noodles.
    • 2008, Priscelina Patajo-Legasto, Philippine Studies: Have We Gone Beyond St. Louis?, page 369:
      When her awaited bus arrives, she passes up instant mami noodles for a chance to dip her hand in a box of old shoes.
    • 2013, Ed S. Teovisio, The 8 Streams of Confluent Learning to Personal Effectiveness, page 22:
      A new era came in the 90's when the Generation Y (Gen Y), born in the mid-70's to mid-80's, started trickling into the urban development craze with the booming of malls and instant products from instant mami to instant coffee to instant beauty.

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