red tortoise cake

English

Etymology

Calque of Hokkien 紅龜粿 / 红龟粿 (âng-ku-kóe, literally “red tortoise cake”).

Noun

red tortoise cake (plural red tortoise cakes)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A small, sweet, round Chinese dumpling with sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around a sweet filling, moulded to resemble a tortoise shell.
    Synonym: ang ku kueh
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