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machang

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Philippines/ˌmaʔ ˈt͡ʃaŋ/

machang noun: zongzi.

Noun

machang (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) zongzi

Forms of machang

alternative Malaysia Singaporebak chang
alternative Malaysia Singaporebak zhang
alternative Malaysia Singaporebah zhang
alternative Malaysia Singaporeba zhang

Origin of machang

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉粽 (mah-chàng).

Questions about machang

What does machang mean?
Machang means zongzi.
What part of speech is machang?
Machang is a noun.
How do you pronounce machang?
Machang is pronounced /ˌmaʔ ˈt͡ʃaŋ/ (Philippines).

Words near machang in the dictionary

  1. macham
  2. Machame
  3. Machamer
  4. Machamers
  5. machan
  6. machang
  7. machanka
  8. machankas
  9. machans
  10. Machaon
  11. macharomancy

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