tsawmin

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English chow mein, from Taishanese 炒麵 / 炒面 (cau2 men5, “stir-fried noodles”). Doublet of tsami.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃawˈmin/ [t͡ʃaʊ̯ˈmɪn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsawˈmin/ [t͡saʊ̯ˈmɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: tsaw‧min

Noun

tsawmín (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜏ᜔ᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. chow mein

Further reading

  • “tsawmin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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