c/dumbquestions · by TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org · 113d

Chow Mein is German word ?

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calliope@retrolemmy.com · 11 pts · 113d (1 reply)

English approximation of Cantonese. From Wikipedia:

‘Chow mein' is the Americanization of the Chinese term for fried noodles. Its pronunciation comes from the Cantonese pronunciation "chaomin"; the term first appeared in English (US) in 1906.

MastKalandar@feddit.online · -2 pts · 113d

I thought it had something to do with Mein Kampf.

halfdane@piefed.social · 4 pts · 113d

German here: no, "chow mein" isn't a German word. "Mein" however is: it means "mine"

GandalftheBlack@feddit.org · 3 pts · 113d

No, Italian I think. Bella Chow and all that.

lvxferre@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 113d

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FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 113d

Meine chowsa