Etymology

kolo mee

Today it means: A Sarawak Iban-Chinese dish composed of dry noodles, hot peppers, char siu pork, and vegetables Full definition →

Chinese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 ← Cantonese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 ← Min Nan 哥羅麵 /哥罗面
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The story

  1. Min Nan · derived from哥羅麵 /哥罗面
  2. Cantonese · derived from哥羅麵 /哥罗面
  3. Chinese · derived from哥羅麵 /哥罗面
  4. English todaykolo mee

From Malay, from Iban, from Chinese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 (Cantonese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 (go1 lo4 min6) and Hokkien Min Nan 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 (ko-lô-mī))

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