Etymology

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Today it means: A Cantonese dish, composed of stir-fried wide noodles, bean sprouts, and meat or tofu. Full definition →

Taishanese 炒粉 ← Cantonese 炒粉
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from炒粉
  2. Taishanese · borrowed from炒粉
  3. English todaychow fun

From either Taishanese 炒粉 (cau² fun²) or Cantonese 炒粉 (caau² fan²).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.