hoisin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/
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/ˈhɔɪ.sɪn/ · /ˈhɔɪ.zən/
Definition of hoisin
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)A sauce made from soy, garlic, chili etc, used in Chinese cooking
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Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 海鮮 /海鲜 (hoi² sin¹), literally "seafood", though the sauce contains no seafood ingredients.
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