noun
mui
noun
1
The Chinese plum, a small sour fruit often preserved in salt, sugar, or licorice.
"She kept a jar of dried mui as a sour-sweet snack."
How to Use Mui
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA preserved Chinese plum snack, popular in Cantonese-speaking regions.
Word Forms
muis plural, Muis plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 梅 (mui4), meaning "plum."