mee chiang kueh
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Singapore/ˌmiː ˌt͡sjaŋ ˈkwe/
mee chiang kueh noun: a thick, sweet pancake originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, usually with a filling of peanut, coconut or red bean.
Noun
mee chiang kueh (plural mee chiang kuehs)
- A thick, sweet pancake originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, usually with a filling of peanut, coconut or red bean.
- Before we left Tiong Bahru, whose stall holders are all ethnic Chinese, we tasted further evidence of the Asian genius for making a lot from a little, in the form of mee chiang kueh, a thick pancake filled with coconut and peanuts crushed before our eyes in an ancient heroically clanking and...2003 10 September, R. W. Apple Jr., “ASIAN JOURNEY; Snacker's Paradise: Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper”, in The New York Times
Forms of mee chiang kueh
| plural | mee chiang kuehs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mee jiang kueh |
| alternative form | mee jiang kuih |
Origin of mee chiang kueh
From Hokkien 麵煎粿／面煎粿 (mī-chian-kóe), from 麵／面 (mī, “wheat flour”) + 煎 (chian, “pan fried”) + 粿 (kóe, “rice cake, pastry-like snack”).
Questions about mee chiang kueh
- What does mee chiang kueh mean?
- Mee chiang kueh means a thick, sweet pancake originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, usually with a filling of peanut, coconut or red bean.
- What part of speech is mee chiang kueh?
- Mee chiang kueh is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mee chiang kueh?
- Mee chiang kueh is pronounced /ˌmiː ˌt͡sjaŋ ˈkwe/ (Singapore).
- What is the plural of mee chiang kueh?
- The plural of mee chiang kueh is mee chiang kuehs.
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