"plum sauce" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plum sauces [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Chinese 梅子醬 /梅子酱 (méizǐjiàng, “plum sauce”) Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|梅子醬|t=plum sauce}} Calque of Chinese 梅子醬 /梅子酱 (méizǐjiàng, “plum sauce”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plum sauce (countable and uncountable, plural plum sauces)
  1. A viscous, sweet-and-sour condiment made from plums, vinegar, ginger, etc., used in Cantonese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plum_sauce-en-noun-dn-RZPhn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sauces

Inflected forms

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