pancit

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpænsɪt/

Definition of pancit

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Filipino noodles
    “In the open market of competition, that diploma is no good. It cannot buy a cup of coffee or a bowl of pancit mami.”
    “Behind the U.P. infirmary was a little kiosko called Bobbie's, where we could sign for sandwiches, soft drinks, pancit mami, if we didn't have money.”
    “Should you ever go abroad, don't ever make the mistake to order pancit mami in a Chinese restaurant . This is because this steaming soup of rice noodles mixed with slices of beef or chicken is a con- coction of Chinese cooks here and is unknown to Chinese cooks abroad.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien. See more info at Spanish pancit. Compare Tagalog pansit, Indonesian pangsit.

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