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kway teow

/ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
kway -te-ow
IPA
/ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.

Uncountable

Etymology

From either or both Hokkien 粿條 /粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 /粿条 (guê² diao⁵). Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

char kway teow

Frequently Paired Words

char kway teow

Synonyms

hor fun shahe fen

Questions

How do you pronounce kway teow?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/.
What does kway teow mean?
A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
Where does kway teow come from?
From either or both Hokkien 粿條 /粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 /粿条 (guê² diao⁵). Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

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