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angpow

angpow is the alternative form of ang pow.

Meaning of ang pow

Noun

ang pow (plural ang pows)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) Synonym of red envelope (“hongbao”).
    • However, if you come across kids of the really mercenary kind, then you wish you could snatch back the ang pow from their greedy hands. A kid is supposed to receive an ang pow, thank the giver, then put away his ang pow immediately.1996, Su Kim Lee, Malaysian flavours: insights into things Malaysian, page 88
    Synonyms:
    red envelope

Forms of angpow

pluralangpows

Questions about angpow

What is angpow the alternative form of?
Angpow is the alternative form of ang pow.

Words near angpow in the dictionary

  1. Angove
  2. angpao
  3. angpaos
  4. angpau
  5. angpaus
  6. angpow
  7. angpows
  8. Angra do Heroísmo
  9. Angra Mainyu
  10. Angram
  11. Angrapa

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