kway teow
A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisineA type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
/ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/
Meaning
1 senses(Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable)A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
Origin
From either or both Hokkien 粿條 /粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 /粿条 (guê² diao⁵). Compare MalFrom either or both Hokkien 粿條 /粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 /粿条 (guê² diao⁵). Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.
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