Hoisin Sauce Definition

hoisĭn, hoi-sĭn
noun
A dark, spicy sauce used in Chinese cooking, made of fermented rice, soy beans, vinegar, sugar, salt, and chili.
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Origin of Hoisin Sauce

  • Cantonese hoi2 sin1 seafood from Middle Chinese xaj´ sian (also the source of Mandarin hǎixiān) Cantonese hoi2 sea, ocean (from Middle Chinese xaj´) Cantonese sin1 fresh, delicious (from Middle Chinese sian fresh) (ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sar) (Tibetan gsar)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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