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- Hokkien · calque of紅龜粿 /红龟粿
- English todayred tortoise cake
Calque of Hokkien 紅龜粿 /红龟粿 (âng-ku-kóe, literally “red tortoise cake”).
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red tortoise cake
Today it means: A small, sweet, round Chinese dumpling with sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around a sweet filling, moulded to resemble a tortoise shell. Full definition →
Hokkien 紅龜粿 /红龟粿