Siamese meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

Siamese

adj

/saɪ.əˈmiːz/

Etymology From Siam + -ese.

Of or relating to Siam; Thai.

I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards!1943 July and August, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 235:
(Malaysia) Of or related to Malaysian Siamese, a community of Thai people who live in Malaysia.

Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.

Derived terms: 37 terms
Siamese algae-eater, Siamese bala shark, Siamese barleria, Siamese blind snake, Siamese buffalo, Siamese carp, Siamese cascade frog, Siamese cat, Siamese crocodile, Siamese fighting fish, Siamese fireback, Siamese giant carp, Siamese ginger, Siamese gourami, Siamese green-eyed gecko, Siamese hare, Siamese jackal, Siamese joint, Siamese leaf-toed gecko, Siamese mud carp, Siamese palm viper, Siamese partridge, Siamese pied myna, Siamese rhinoceros beetle, Siamese rock gecko, Siamese rosewood, Siamese Russell's viper, Siamese sal, Siamese spitting cobra, Siamese supple skink, Siamese temple turtle, Siamese tigerfish, Siamese tiger perch, Siamese torrent frog, Siamese twin, Siamese writhing skink, Siamese yellowleaf

noun

Etymology From Siam + -ese.

A Siamese cat.

Plural "Siameses"

The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese.1951, Winifred Martin, Calling All Kittens, Blackie & Son Limited:

Historical An inhabitant of Siam.

Plural "Siamese" or "Siameses"

(Malaysia, specifically) a member of the Malaysian Siamese community, an ethnic group descended from Thais.

A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.

Plural "Siameses"