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char kway teow

/ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
char k-way -te-ow
IPA
/ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/
30
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.

Uncountable

Etymology

From either or both Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (ca² guê² diou⁵) or Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu). See also kway teow. Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

char kueh teow (alternative) char kuey teow (alternative)

Phrases

kway teow kuy teav hor fun

Frequently Paired Words

kway teow kuy teav hor fun hofan

Questions

How do you pronounce char kway teow?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃɑː ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/.
What does char kway teow mean?
A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.
Where does char kway teow come from?
From either or both Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (ca² guê² diou⁵) or Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu). See also kway teow. Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

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