Szechuan

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• In Szechuan cuisine, there is a term called ma-la, which means numb spicy.

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• My biggest tip for anyone, especially if you are in a town with a Chinatown, is to look for restaurants that specialize in a region, like Szechuan or Hunan.

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• The real question: would you go here over the Szechuan place?

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• I said, "How about Szechuan?"

  Knock Off (1998)

• Seems he's not a fan of Szechuan cuisine, and somebody should have known that.

  The Art of War (2000)

• Get your Szechuan feast on at 3000 Woks.

  Tromeo & Juliet (1996)

• I used to love eating Szechuan dishes in Seattle, where wonderful Thai and Chinese restaurants are in abundance, but this time I decided to make it myself.

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• We have coffee together at Chock Full O'Nuts and make a date for dinner a week later at the Szechuan on 96th St.

  Fiction book (1997)

• For anybody who doesn't know Szechuan, that's the famous tongue numbing spice from China.

• United in a firmly held conviction that the only place to eat in the vicinity of The New Yorker's office building in Times Square is the Szechuan place on 39th St., and in their passion for chicken tenders and dessert cocktails, two co-workers went for lunch to investigate.

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Synonyms

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Sichuan

vsSzechuan

9 4.9

A large province in south central China known for spicy food and high mountains

highlights cultural heritage instead of natural landscapes

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Szechwan

vsSzechuan

2 5.8

A province in south-central China known for spicy food and culture

is the preferred modern spelling rather than the alternate form

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Szechwan province

vsSzechuan

5.5

A large province in south-central China known for spicy food and rich culture

omits the administrative noun and uses the shorter name

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Etymology