also: しうまい
noun
shumai; steamed Chinese-style meat dumpling
A type of dim sum consisting of a thin wheat wrapper filled with seasoned ground meat (often pork) and sometimes shrimp, steamed and often served with mustard and soy sauce.
from Chinese shāomài
昼食にシューマイを食べた。
I ate shumai for lunch.
この店のシューマイは肉汁がたっぷりだ。
The shumai at this shop are very juicy.
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting the long vowel.
Hiragana spelling, less common than katakana but still seen.
Older katakana spelling, now uncommon.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Borrowed from Chinese 燒賣 (shāomài), a type of steamed dumpling.