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bak kut teh

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Malaysia/baʔˈkut̪.t̪e/

bak kut teh noun: a pork rib dish cooked in broth, popular in Malaysia and Singapore.

Noun

bak kut teh (uncountable)

  1. A pork rib dish cooked in broth, popular in Malaysia and Singapore.

bak kut teh meaning in Malay and Thai

bak kut teh in Malay

a pork rib dish cooked in broth
bak kut teh

bak kut teh in Thai

a pork rib dish cooked in broth
บักกุ๊ดเต๋ bàk-gút-dtěe

Forms of bak kut teh

alternative formbah kut teh

Origin of bak kut teh

From Malay bak kut teh, from Hokkien 肉骨茶 (bah-kut-tê).

Questions about bak kut teh

What does bak kut teh mean?
Bak kut teh means a pork rib dish cooked in broth, popular in Malaysia and Singapore.
What is bak kut teh in Malay?
Bak kut teh in Malay is bak kut teh. See Bak kut teh meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is bak kut teh?
Bak kut teh is a noun.
How do you pronounce bak kut teh?
Bak kut teh is pronounced /baʔˈkut̪.t̪e/ (Malaysia).

Words near bak kut teh in the dictionary

  1. Bajwas
  2. bak
  3. bak chang
  4. bak chor mee
  5. bak choy
  6. bak kut teh
  7. bak kwa
  8. bak tong gou
  9. bak zhang
  10. baka
  11. baka bomb

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