English Explanatory Dictionary

Nyonya chang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variant of bak chang (zongzi) originating in Peranakan cuisine, made with minced pork, candied winter melons and sometimes roasted peanuts and blue pea flower extract for colour.

Pronunciation

[ˈnjo˧.njɑ˦ ˌt͡s˭ɑŋ˨˩] [ˈnjo˨˩.njɑ˨ -]

Word forms

Nyonya chang Nyonya zhang

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 娘惹粽 (niô͘-nia-chàng). Analysable as Nyonya (from Malay nyonya) + Hokkien 粽 (“rice dumpling wrapped in leaves”).

Related words

bak chang machang
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