DCHP-2

steamie DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — Food, Quebec

  a Montreal-style hot dog that is steamed rather than grilled.

  Type: 1. Origin — The English term steamie appears to have been borrowed from the Québécois term stimé (or steamé), which is in turn a French adaptation of the English word "steamed". The term is most prevalent in Canada (see Chart 1).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "steamie", which is marked "Cdn (Que.)," and Barber (2007), s.v. "steamie", which is marked "Quebec".