pancit

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).[1]
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).[2]

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Noun[edit]

pancit (uncountable)

  1. Filipino noodles

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎[1], Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 42
  2. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139

Anagrams[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /panˈθit/ [pãn̟ˈθit̪]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /panˈsit/ [pãnˈsit̪]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: pan‧cit

Noun[edit]

pancit m (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) noodles made from rice flour

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: pancit
  • → Tagalog: pansit

Further reading[edit]

  • “pancit”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  • Venancio M. de Abella (1874) Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog‎[2], 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 119

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See pansit.

Noun[edit]

pancit (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. (common) Nonstandard spelling of pansit.
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