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mee chiang kueh

/ˌmiː ˌt͡sjaŋ ˈkwe/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
mee chi-ang kueh
IPA
/ˌmiː ˌt͡sjaŋ ˈkwe/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thick, sweet pancake originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, usually with a filling of peanut, coconut or red bean.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hokkien 麵煎粿／面煎粿 (mī-chian-kóe), from 麵／面 (mī, “wheat flour”) + 煎 (chian, “pan fried”) + 粿 (kóe, “rice cake, pastry-like snack”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mee chiang kuehs (plural) mee jiang kueh (alternative) mee jiang kuih (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mee chiang kueh?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmiː ˌt͡sjaŋ ˈkwe/.
What does mee chiang kueh mean?
A thick, sweet pancake originated in Quanzhou, Fujian, usually with a filling of peanut, coconut or red bean.
Where does mee chiang kueh come from?
From Hokkien 麵煎粿／面煎粿 (mī-chian-kóe), from 麵／面 (mī, “wheat flour”) + 煎 (chian, “pan fried”) + 粿 (kóe, “rice cake, pastry-like snack”).

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