kway teow

English

Etymology

From either or both Hokkien 粿條 / 粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 / 粿条 (guê2 diao5 / guê2 diou5). Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

Noun

kway teow (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
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