English Explanatory Dictionary

kway teow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.

Pronunciation

/ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

Word forms

kway teow

Etymology

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

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