"hoisin sauce" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Partial calque of Cantonese 海鮮醬/海鲜酱 (hoi2 sin1 zoeng3, literally “seafood sauce, sauce for seafood”). Etymology templates: {{partial calque|en|yue|-}} Partial calque of Cantonese, {{zh-m|海鮮醬|hoi2 sin1 zoeng3|note=literally “seafood sauce, sauce for seafood”}} 海鮮醬/海鲜酱 (hoi2 sin1 zoeng3, literally “seafood sauce, sauce for seafood”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hoisin sauce (uncountable)
  1. A thick, pungent, dark, sweet and salty sauce made from soy, garlic and chili, used in Chinese cooking. Wikipedia link: hoisin sauce Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sauces Translations (sauce used in Chinese cooking): 海鮮醬 (Chinese Cantonese), 海鲜酱 (hoi² sin¹ zoeng³) (Chinese Cantonese), 海鮮醬 (Chinese Mandarin), 海鲜酱 (hǎixiānjiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), hoisin-kastike (Finnish), ハイセンジャン (haisenjan) (Japanese), ទឹកសៀង (tɨk siəng) (Khmer), 해선장 (haeseonjang) (Korean), Pekinas mērce [feminine] (Latvian), Хойсин (Xojsin) [feminine] (Russian), salsa hoisin [feminine] (Spanish), ซอสฮอยซิน (Thai), tương đen (Vietnamese), tương ngọt (Vietnamese)

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