Etymograph

English

Samsui chicken

From Cantonese 三水 (saam¹ seoi²) + chicken.

A compound of 三水 + chicken

Old English ċicen

Middle English chiken ‘a young chicken’

English chicken

Today it means

noun A dish of boiled or steamed chicken wrapped in lettuce, served with garlic sauce or ginger sauce.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Samsui chicken