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muah chee

/ˌmwɑː ˈtʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
muah chee
IPA
/ˌmwɑː ˈtʃiː/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî, “glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds”), from 麻 (môa, “hemp”) + 糍 (chî, “glutinous rice cake”).

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Inflected Forms

macy (alternative, Cebu) maci (alternative, Cebu)

Questions

How do you pronounce muah chee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmwɑː ˈtʃiː/.
What does muah chee mean?
A traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar.
Where does muah chee come from?
From Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî, “glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds”), from 麻 (môa, “hemp”) + 糍 (chî, “glutinous rice cake”).

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