Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chilli crab

/ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: chill-i crab
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mr Lim’s family lays claim to being the first to invent chilli crab here in 1956."
"But for that special meal, Singapore chilli crab (spicy chilli and tomato-based crab stir-fry dish; see the recipe), black pepper crab (sweet and spicy chilli and black pepper-based stir fry dish) or simple steamed crab (all using mud crab) are much-loved treats."
"The list that emerged was intriguing - durians, chilli crab, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), parking coupons, memorable Singlish words like "chope" and "lah", "uncles" and "aunties", "mama shop"."

Etymology

Compound of chilli + crab.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chilli crabs (plural) chili crab (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce chilli crab?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/.
What does chilli crab mean?: A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.
Where does chilli crab come from?: Compound of chilli + crab.

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