ចាប់ឆាយ

Khmer

Etymology

Likely from Teochew 雜菜 / 杂菜 (zab8 cai3, “mixed vegetables”). Compare Indonesian capcai, Singapore English chap chye, Thai จับฉ่าย (jàp-chàai), English japchae, Korean 잡채(雜菜) (japchae).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ចាប់ឆាយ
cāp´cʰāy
WT romanisation cap chaay
(standard) IPA(key) /cap ˈcʰaːj/

Noun

ចាប់ឆាយ • (cap chaay)

  1. a Chinese food composed of mixed, often leftover, vegetables
  2. a medley of songs
  3. selections from various shows
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