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Peking duck

/ˌpiːkɪŋ ˈdʌk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A Chinese dish consisting of roasted duck skin, small pancakes, hoisin sauce and other ingredients.

Etymology / origin

Calque from Chinese 北京烤鴨/北京烤鸭 (Běijīng kǎoyā). Same as Peking + duck.

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