mooncake in Malay
kuih bulan
/ˈmuːnkeɪk/US/ˈmunkeɪk/
mooncake in Malay: kuih bulan. In English, mooncake means a rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar; early September to early October).
Malay words for mooncake
- Chinese pastry usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival
- kuih bulan
English meaning of mooncake
- noun A rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar; early September to early October).
mooncake in other languages
Questions about mooncake in Malay
- What is the meaning of mooncake in Malay?
- Mooncake in Malay is kuih bulan.
- Apakah maksud mooncake dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Mooncake: kuih bulan.
- What does mooncake mean in English?
- Mooncake means a rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar; early September to early October).
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