Etymology

char kway teow

Today it means: A Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients. Full definition →

Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 ← Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from炒粿條 /炒粿条
  2. Teochew · borrowed from炒粿條 /炒粿条
  3. English todaychar kway teow

From either or both Teochew 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (ca² guê² diao⁵ / ca² guê² diou⁵) or Hokkien 炒粿條 /炒粿条 (chhá-kóe-tiâu). See also kway teow. Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

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