buchi

Jian dui; sesame ball.

Noun

  1. Jian dui; sesame ball.
    • Filipino buchi are nearly identical to the popular Chinese dim sum staple of crispy and sweet sesame balls, also known as ma tuan or jin deui. - 2013, Marvin Gapultos, The Adobo Road Cookbook: A Filipino Food Journey:

Origin

From Tagalog butsi / butse, possibly from Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî) or a similar cognate, or Spanish buche (“gulp a mouthful”). Compare Cebuano butsi (“Jian dui”), Tagalog matse (“Mache”), Cebuano masi (“Masi”), Kapampangan motsi (“Moche”).

Forms

butchi