The story
From Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî, “glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds”), from 麻 (môa, “hemp”) + 糍 (chî, “glutinous rice cake”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
muah chee
Today it means: A traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar. Full definition →