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Hoisin

2 stages from Cantonese to English.

Today it means a thick, sweet and savory Chinese sauce made from soybeans and spices
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Stage 1 of 2
hoi sin
Cantonese · medieval
"seafood"
literally seafood, an old name that persisted even though the sauce contains none
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Stage 2 of 2
hoisin
English · 1900s
"a sweet and savory Chinese sauce"
adopted directly for the sweet, savory Chinese dipping sauce
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