Home › Words › C › champoychampoy/t͡ʃɐmˈpoɪ̯/champoy means A snack made from preserved yangmei or sometimes tamarind.champoy is pronounced /t͡ʃɐmˈpoɪ̯/.EtymologyFrom Cantonese 陳皮梅 /陈皮梅 (can⁴ pei⁴ mui⁴⁻²), introduced as a genericized trademark romanized as "CHAN PUI MUI" as printed on preserved prune packaging. Compare Tagalog tsampoy.nounA snack made from preserved yangmei or sometimes tamarind.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kiamoy 65% match — A snack made from salted dried plums. vs champoy →tsampoy 63% match — yangmei vs champoy →tanghulu 60% match — A traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit. vs champoy →campoy 59% match — A kind of Chinese black tea. vs champoy →champon 59% match — An Asian noodle dish with pork, seafood, and vegetables in a soup. vs champoy →champada 58% match — A superior species of jackfruit. vs champoy →champorado 57% match — champorado (a sweet chocolate rice porridge in Philippine cuisine) vs champoy →chamoy 57% match — A type of sauce from Mexico made from pickled fruit, chili and other ingredients vs champoy →