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mamaks

mamaks is the plural of mamak.

Meaning of mamak

Noun

mamak (plural mamaks)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.
    • To the untrained eye, any dish that’s labelled ‘rojak’ looks like a hot mess. However, you can’t make your way to Singapore without having a taste of authentic Mamak Rojak [...]2022 December 29, Jocelyn Tan, “A guide to the best Indian rojak stalls in Singapore”, in Lifestyle Asia
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore) A person who owns or works in such an establishment
  3. (Malaysia, Singapore) A Tamil Muslim

Questions about mamaks

What is mamaks the plural of?
Mamaks is the plural of mamak.

Words near mamaks in the dictionary

  1. mamajuana
  2. mamak
  3. mamak shop
  4. mamak shops
  5. Mamakating
  6. mamaks
  7. mamaku
  8. Mamala
  9. mamaliga
  10. mamallothalamic
  11. mamaloi

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