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kuih kosui

kuih kosui noun: a traditional Malaysian steamed rice cake made with tapioca flour and rice flour, flavoured with palm sugar and pandan, and eaten with grated coconut.

Noun

kuih kosui (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia) A traditional Malaysian steamed rice cake made with tapioca flour and rice flour, flavoured with palm sugar and pandan, and eaten with grated coconut.
    Synonyms:
    kuih lompang

Synonyms of kuih kosui

  • kuih lompang

Forms of kuih kosui

alternative formkueh kosui

Origin of kuih kosui

Borrowed from Malay kuih kosui. See also Malay kuih putu, Tagalog kutsinta.

Questions about kuih kosui

What does kuih kosui mean?
Kuih kosui means a traditional Malaysian steamed rice cake made with tapioca flour and rice flour, flavoured with palm sugar and pandan, and eaten with grated coconut.
What part of speech is kuih kosui?
Kuih kosui is a noun.

Words near kuih kosui in the dictionary

  1. kuia
  2. kuias
  3. Kuiavia
  4. kuichua
  5. kuih
  6. kuih kosui
  7. kuih pie tee
  8. kuih tart
  9. kuih tarts
  10. Kuiken
  11. Kuikens

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