bak kut teh

English

Alternative forms

bah kut teh (directly from Hokkien)

Etymology

From Malay bak kut teh, from Hokkien 肉骨茶 (bah-kut-tê).

Pronunciation

(Malaysia) IPA^(key): /baʔˈkut̪.t̪e/

Noun

bak kut teh (uncountable)

(cooking) A pork rib dish cooked in broth, popular in Malaysia and Singapore.

Translations

a pork rib dish cooked in broth

Chinese:
Cantonese: 肉骨茶 (juk⁶ gwat¹ caa⁴)

Hokkien: 肉骨茶 (bah-kut-tê)

Mandarin: 肉骨茶 (zh) (ròugǔchá)
French: bak kut teh (fr) m
Japanese: バクテー (bakutē)
Malay: bak kut teh

Malay

Alternative forms

bah kut teh

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉骨茶 (bah-kut-tê).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bakˈkutte/ [baʔˈkut̪̚.t̪e]

Noun

bak kut teh

bak kut teh

Descendants

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