variants
or Hunanese
: of, relating to, or being a hot and spicy style of Chinese cooking
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“Hunan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hunan. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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Hunan
geographical name
Hu·nan
ˈhü-ˈnän 
province of southeast central China; capital Changsha area 81,274 square miles (211,312 square kilometers), population 65,700,762
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