bee hoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rice vermicelli, rice noodles.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bee hoon.wav

Word forms

bee hoon beehoon

Etymology

From Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún). Doublet of mei fun. Compare Malay bihun, Indonesian bihun, Tagalog bihon.

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