Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gao lak

/kɑʊ̯ ˈlʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: gao lak
IPA: /kɑʊ̯ ˈlʌk/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Roasted chestnuts.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The economy now had a wide range of jobs, and society here welcomed a broad spectrum of ideas."........ get ready to sell gao lak/chestnuts for a living, maybe that's what he means.... :P"
"I saw in the papers that there was this graduate frying "gao luk"."
"In China, even buying gao lak or chestnuts from a street vendor is done via e-payment methods such as WeChat Pay and AliPay. This is one area Singapore is lagging behind, PM Lee noted."
"Chestnuts roasted on wooden pushcarts. Gao lak probably fell out of fashion when littering laws came into effect and tossing the chestnut shells behind you as you walk would earn you a fine."
"Kuali Baba: Today as I walked passed the gao lak seller, I almost thought I heard him chanting that."

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 侯栗 (gao⁶ lag⁸, “chestnut”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

gao luk (alternative) gau lak (alternative) gau luk (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

chestnut

Questions

How do you pronounce gao lak?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑʊ̯ ˈlʌk/.
What does gao lak mean?: Roasted chestnuts.
Where does gao lak come from?: Borrowed from Teochew 侯栗 (gao⁶ lag⁸, “chestnut”).

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