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muah chee

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Singapore/ˌmwɑː ˈtʃiː/

muah chee noun: a traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar.

Noun

muah chee (uncountable)

  1. (Singapore) A traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar.
    • Nobody worried that it would rain on the vegetable briyani or the muah chee man.1992 May 1, Hannah Pandian, The Straits Times, page 14
    • Some parents prepared goodies such as muah chee and rojak for the fair while others helped run the stalls.1995 August 9, The Straits Times, page 2

Forms of muah chee

alternative Cebumacy
alternative Cebumaci

Origin of muah chee

From Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî, “glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds”), from 麻 (môa, “hemp”) + 糍 (chî, “glutinous rice cake”).

Questions about muah chee

What does muah chee mean?
Muah chee means a traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar.
What part of speech is muah chee?
Muah chee is a noun.
How do you pronounce muah chee?
Muah chee is pronounced /ˌmwɑː ˈtʃiː/ (Singapore).

Words near muah chee in the dictionary

  1. Mu-yeh
  2. MUA
  3. muadhin
  4. muadhins
  5. muah
  6. muah chee
  7. muahahaha
  8. Muamar
  9. Muamer
  10. Muammar
  11. Muammed

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