pansit kanton

Tagalog
Pansit Kanton

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish pancit cantón, where the former is from Philippine Spanish pancit which is from Hokkien, while the latter word is from Spanish Cantón, from Portuguese Cantão, from an old romanization of Mandarin 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /panˌsit kanˈton/ [pɐnˌsit kɐnˈton]
  • Syllabification: pan‧sit kan‧ton

Noun

pansít kantón (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. pancit canton (yellow fiber noodles, stir-fried in soy sauce, and other seasonings)
    Synonym: kanton

Further reading
  • “pansit kanton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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