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chili crab

chili crab is the alternative spelling of chilli crab.

Meaning of chilli crab

Noun

chilli crab (countable and uncountable, plural chilli crabs)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.
    • Mr Lim’s family lays claim to being the first to invent chilli crab here in 1956.2000 November 23, Ong Wan Shu, The Straits Times

Forms of chili crab

pluralchili crabs

Questions about chili crab

What is chili crab the alternative spelling of?
Chili crab is the alternative spelling of chilli crab.

Words near chili crab in the dictionary

  1. chili bean
  2. chili beans
  3. chili cheese
  4. chili con carne
  5. chili con queso
  6. chili crab
  7. chili crabs
  8. chili crisp
  9. chili crunch
  10. chili dip
  11. chili dips

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