XO醬

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Chinese

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jam; thick sauce
trad. (XO醬) XO
simp. (XO酱) XO
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Etymology

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From English XO (extra old (cognac)) + (jiàng, “sauce”). The name refers to XO cognac because it denotes high quality, prestige, and luxury in Hong Kong, and probably because the sauce resembles cognac in colour.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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XO醬

  1. XO sauce