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noun, masculine

chamoy

/t͡ʃaˈmoi/

noun, masculine/t͡ʃaˈmoi/plural: chamoyes

a type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients

From either Tagalog champoy which is originally from Cantonese 陳皮梅 /陈皮梅 (can⁴ pei⁴ mui⁴⁻²) or Tagalog kiamoy (supposedly spelled as "ciamoy" in Philippine Spanish) which is originally from Hokkien 鹹梅 /咸梅 (kiâm-muî).