tsami

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• chami

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 炒麵 / 炒面 (chhá-mī, “stir-fry noodles”). Doublet of tsawmin. Compare English chow mein.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃami/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.mɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsami/ [ˈt͡saː.mɪ]
• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: tsa‧mi

Noun

tsami (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋᜒ) (chiefly Batangas, Quezon)

1. a type of sweet and spicy noodles

   Synonym: pansit tsami

Related terms

• lomi
• mami

See also

• pansit kanton
• tamis-anghang

Anagrams

• tamis, tam-is, mitsa