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satai

satai is the alternative spelling of satay.

Meaning of satay

Noun

satay (countable and uncountable, plural satays)

  1. A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.
    • Crabbe bought sateh for all: tiny knobs and wedges of fire-hot meat on wooden skewers, to be dipped in a lukewarm sauce of fire and eaten with slivers of sweet potato and cucumber.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 107

Forms of satai

pluralsatais

Origin of satai

From Malay sate (“satay”).

Questions about satai

What is satai the alternative spelling of?
Satai is the alternative spelling of satay.

Words near satai in the dictionary

  1. sat. fat
  2. sat. fats
  3. SATA
  4. SATA cable
  5. SATA cables
  6. satai
  7. satais
  8. Satakunta
  9. satan
  10. Satan Hussein
  11. Satan monkey

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