Etymology

bee hoon

Today it means: Rice vermicelli, rice noodles. Full definition →

Hokkien 米粉
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from米粉
  2. English todaybee hoon

From Hokkien 米粉 (bí-hún). Doublet of mei fun. Compare Malay bihun, Indonesian bihun, Tagalog bihon.

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