char kway teow
/ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/
char kway teow noun: a Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.
Noun
char kway teow (uncountable)
- A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.
char kway teow meaning in Bengali, Indonesian and Vietnamese
char kway teow in Bengali
- চ্যাপ্টা চালের নুডলস, সয়া সস, মরিচ
char kway teow in Indonesian
- noodle dish
- char kway teow
char kway teow in Vietnamese
- noodle dish
- hủ tiếu xào, hủ tíu xào
Forms of char kway teow
| alternative form | char kueh teow |
|---|---|
| alternative form | char kuey teow |
Origin of char kway teow
From either or both Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (ca² guê² diou⁵) or Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu). See also kway teow. Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.
Questions about char kway teow
- What does char kway teow mean?
- Char kway teow means a Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.
- What is char kway teow in Bengali?
- Char kway teow in Bengali is চ্যাপ্টা চালের নুডলস, সয়া সস, মরিচ. See Char kway teow meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is char kway teow?
- Char kway teow is a noun.
- How do you pronounce char kway teow?
- Char kway teow is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/.
Words near char kway teow in the dictionary
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