"steamie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstiːmi/ [UK] Forms: steamies [plural]
Etymology: From steam + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|steam|ie}} steam + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} steamie (plural steamies)
  1. (Scotland) A public area for washing clothes. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-steamie-en-noun-CC4C8aUE Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Quebec) A hot dog made of a steamed sausage in a bun, often topped with onion and mustard. Tags: Quebec
    Sense id: en-steamie-en-noun-qqYwXczL Categories (other): Quebec English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 39 61

Inflected forms

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