hunkue

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 粉粿 (hún-kóe, “mung bean starch cake”, literally “powder cake”). Mung bean paste is a filling option for mooncake which traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhʊn.kue̯]
  • Hyphenation: hun‧kue

Noun

hunkue (plural hunkue-hunkue)

  1. (cooking) mung bean paste and its pastry product

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