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kway teow

/ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

kway teow noun: a type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.

Noun

kway teow (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
    Synonyms:
    hor fun, shahe fen

Synonyms of kway teow

Origin of kway teow

From either or both Hokkien 粿條 /粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 /粿条 (guê² diao⁵). Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

Questions about kway teow

What does kway teow mean?
Kway teow means a type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
What part of speech is kway teow?
Kway teow is a noun.
How do you pronounce kway teow?
Kway teow is pronounced /ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/.

Words near kway teow in the dictionary

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  2. kway
  3. kway chap
  4. kway chaps
  5. kway jap
  6. kway teow
  7. Kwaza
  8. kwazoku
  9. KwaZulu
  10. KwaZulu-Natal
  11. kwd

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