Etymology

bak kut teh

Today it means: A pork rib dish cooked in broth, popular in Malaysia and Singapore. Full definition →

Malay bak kut teh ← Hokkien 肉骨茶
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  1. Hokkien · derived from肉骨茶
  2. Malay · borrowed frombak kut teh
  3. English todaybak kut teh

From Malay bak kut teh, from Hokkien 肉骨茶 (bah-kut-tê).

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