Nyonya chang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 娘惹粽 (niô͘-nia-chàng). Analysable as Nyonya (from Malay nyonya) + Hokkien 粽 (“rice dumpling wrapped in leaves”).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˈnjo˧.njɑ˦ ˌt͡s˭ɑŋ˨˩], [ˈnjo˨˩.njɑ˨ -]

Noun

Nyonya chang (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A variant of bak chang (zongzi) originating in Peranakan cuisine, made with minced pork, candied winter melons and sometimes roasted peanuts and blue pea flower extract for colour.
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