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teh tarik

/ˈteɪ ˈtɑːɹɪk/

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Singapore[ˈteː˦ ˈtä˧ɹeʔ˦]

teh tarik noun: an Indian-style hot drink made from black tea with condensed milk or evaporated milk, poured back and forth between two vessels to give it a frothy top.

Noun

teh tarik (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) An Indian-style hot drink made from black tea with condensed milk or evaporated milk, poured back and forth between two vessels to give it a frothy top.

teh tarik meaning in Malay and Indonesian

teh tarik in Malay

hot milk tea beverage
teh tarik

teh tarik in Indonesian

hot milk tea beverage
teh tarik

Origin of teh tarik

Borrowed from Malay teh tarik (literally “pulled tea”).

Questions about teh tarik

What does teh tarik mean?
Teh tarik means an Indian-style hot drink made from black tea with condensed milk or evaporated milk, poured back and forth between two vessels to give it a frothy top.
What is teh tarik in Malay?
Teh tarik in Malay is teh tarik. See Teh tarik meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is teh tarik?
Teh tarik is a noun.
How do you pronounce teh tarik?
Teh tarik is pronounced /ˈteɪ ˈtɑːɹɪk/.

Words near teh tarik in the dictionary

  1. tegumented
  2. teguments
  3. teguminal
  4. tegus
  5. teh
  6. teh tarik
  7. Tehachapi
  8. Tehachapi Mountains
  9. Tehama
  10. Tehama County
  11. Tehan

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