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kway chap

[ˈk˭weː(˦)ˌt͡s˭äp̚(˨)]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
kway chap
IPA
[ˈk˭weː(˦)ˌt͡s˭äp̚(˨)]
25
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Teochew dish of flat rice sheets in a soy sauce broth and an array of braised meats (offal, tongue, rinds, pork belly, etc.) and preserved vegetables.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Teochew 粿汁 (guê² zab⁴). Compare Thai กวยจั๊บ (guai-jáp) / ก๋วยจั๊บ (gǔai-jáp).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kway chaps (plural) kway jap (alternative) kueh chap (alternative) kueh jap (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kway chap?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈk˭weː(˦)ˌt͡s˭äp̚(˨)].
What does kway chap mean?
A Teochew dish of flat rice sheets in a soy sauce broth and an array of braised meats (offal, tongue, rinds, pork belly, etc.) and preserved vegetables.
Where does kway chap come from?
From Teochew 粿汁 (guê² zab⁴). Compare Thai กวยจั๊บ (guai-jáp) / ก๋วยจั๊บ (gǔai-jáp).

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