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kopitiams

kopitiams is the plural of kopitiam.

Meaning of kopitiam

Noun

kopitiam (plural kopitiams)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food.
    • Bustling kopitiams sprouted around derelict whiskey bars like toadstools around rotting logs.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 23

Questions about kopitiams

What is kopitiams the plural of?
Kopitiams is the plural of kopitiam.

Words near kopitiams in the dictionary

  1. Kopinos
  2. kopis
  3. Kopite
  4. Kopites
  5. kopitiam
  6. kopitiams
  7. kopiyka
  8. kopiykas
  9. kopiyky
  10. kopiyok
  11. kopje

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