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chap chye

chap chye noun: mixed vegetables.

Noun

chap chye (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore) mixed vegetables
    • […] seemingly simple dishes like chap chye or bakwan kepiting, which look like simple stir-fried vegetables and a clear, plain meatball soup respectively.2013, Goz Lee, Plusixfive: A Singaporean Supper Club Cookbook, page 128

Origin of chap chye

From Hokkien 雜菜 /杂菜 (cha̍p-chhài). Doublet of japchae.

Questions about chap chye

What does chap chye mean?
Chap chye means mixed vegetables.
What part of speech is chap chye?
Chap chye is a noun.

Words near chap chye in the dictionary

  1. chaoyangopterids
  2. chaoyangsaurid
  3. chaoyangsaurids
  4. Chaozhou
  5. chap
  6. chap chye
  7. Chap laps
  8. chap lau chu
  9. chap lau chus
  10. chap someone's hide
  11. chap-hop

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