calamansi

noun
ca·​la·​man·​si | \ ˌkä-lə-ˈmän-sē How to pronounce calamansi (audio) \
variants: or kalamansi
plural calamansi or kalamansi

Definition of calamansi

Examples of calamansi in a Sentence

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Twelve terrific courses in all, including a modernized pancit with squid-ink bihon noodles, ham and calamansi aioli that made me wish the Flores and Kwon’s upcoming restaurant happens sooner than later. Wine dinner at City Winery. Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Food Bowl diary: Great events from the first two weeks, plus final week breakdown," 23 Aug. 2019 From the archives: toyomansi, evoking a dipping sauce of soy sauce and calamansi, as sharp as lime; and kare kare, a Filipino oxtail stew reimagined as peanut butter with a briny caramel of patis (fish sauce). Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "Celebrating America, Scoop by Frosty Scoop," 2 July 2019 Sprinkle the fish inside and out with salt, then stuff its cavity with the calamansi rinds and remaining habanero and Fresno chiles. Los Angeles Times, "Banana Leaf Grilled Fish With Habanero Beurre Blanc," 24 July 2019 Along with beer and wine, the Magna team is playing around with some house pandan and calamansi lime sodas. Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "Modern Filipino restaurant Magna opens next week in Southeast Portland," 9 Aug. 2019 Stir in the calamansi juice, then reduce the heat to low. Los Angeles Times, "Banana Leaf Grilled Fish With Habanero Beurre Blanc," 24 July 2019 There’s a trickle of vinegar and lemon in lieu of calamansi, but salt is in ascendance. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "A Filipino Specialty Best Paired With a Brew in the East Village," 5 July 2018 Finger foods like his lemongrass-adobo fried chicken wings, served with a calamansi schmaltz, will find a place on the table. Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, "What to Expect at Ma’am Sir, Silver Lake’s Newest Filipino Restaurant and Bar," 31 May 2018 The hardboiled egg is topped with a dollop of egg salad that consists of a complex mixture of shrimp gravy, chicharron, smoked fish, annatto, fish sauce, and calamansi, a sweet and tangy citrus fruit. Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, "What to Expect at Ma’am Sir, Silver Lake’s Newest Filipino Restaurant and Bar," 31 May 2018

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First Known Use of calamansi

1954, in the meaning defined above

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