OED words whose etymology is "Cantonese"
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campoi
. Cantonese pronunc. of Chinese kien picked, selected +
chop-suey
Chinese (Cantonese) shap su A
dim sum
sums. Cantonese d Chinese dia
dotchin
fu yung
a. Chinese (Cantonese) f
hyson
hsi-chun,
kumquat
at. The Cantonese dialectal form of the Chinese name kin kü
kwai-lo
Chinese (Cantonese dial.).
oopak
e u-pak, Cantonese dialect form of Hu-peh, name of a central province o
pai kau
ie-gow. Cantonese, f. p ai tablet + kau nine.
pak-choi
. Cantonese, lit.
pak pai
. Cantonese, lit.
paktong
cktong. Cantonese dial. form of Chinese peh t ung, f. peh
pekoe
t pek-ho, in Cantonese pak-ho; from pek, pak = Mandari
samfu
samfoo. Cantonese saam.fu. A suit consisti
samshoo
a. sam shiu, Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese san shao
satin
of the town with the Cantonese sze-tün = Mandarin ssu-tuan
satin
e conjecture that the Cantonese form is the source of Ital. setino is extreme
souchong
siao-chung (Cantonese siu chung) small sort. One of the
Tanka
a. Chinese (Cantonese), f. Chinese tan, lit.
Tanka
n, lit.
tea
cha (which is Cantonese as well as Mandarin) from Macao. This form also passe
tong
ng. ad. Cantonese tohng hall, meeting place. a
towcok
. ad. Cantonese tau-kok string beans, peas in the pod, f. tau
tsatlee
. Cantonese, corresp. to Pekinese Chseven miles :
typhoon
dialect forms (as in Cantonese) of ta big, and fêng wind (hence also
wok
a. Chinese (Cantonese). A bowl-shaped pan used in Chinese cookery
won ton
Chinese (Cantonese), Pinyin h A small roun
yen
on is Chinese (Cantonese) yan craving; the forms yin and
yen
b. a. Chinese (Cantonese) yin opium, or (Mandarin) yan
yen-yen
. ad. Chinese (Cantonese) yinyan craving for opium, f. yi
yulo
. ad. Chinese (Cantonese) iu-lo to scull a boat, f. iu