English words from Hokkien
- ketchupSuch a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
- UyA surname from Khmer.
- ChuaA surname from Hokkien.
- pekoeA high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.
- zaiextremely skilled; talented.
- rotenoneA toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.
- buay tankUnable to deal or to handle something or someone; unable to put up with a situation or person much longer.
- Choa Chu KangA planning area and new town in the north-west of Singapore.
- die liaoUsed to suggest that one is doomed, or as good as dead.
- di loUndiluted; with no extra water added to dilute it, making it thicker than kopi gau.
- instant mamiAn instant noodle soup dish that is popular in the Philippines and abroad, consisting of pre-cooked noodles with a packet of soup, seasoning, and oil that can be prepared by adding hot water.
- kueh pie teeA small, bite-sized dish consisting of a thin, fried pastry tart shell that is shaped like a fluted cup and filled with shredded jicama, carrots and other ingredients, originating in Peranakan cuisine.
- mee gorengfried noodles
- oolong teaA type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.
- ponkanA sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo (Citrus poonensis).
- saikang warriorSomeone who is always assigned or forced to do unpleasant tasks.
- steady pom pi piCalm; self-assured.
- TecsonA surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.
- TOA-CAH-SOHSynonym of SOHCAHTOA.
- Toa PayohA planning area and new town in the Central Region of Singapore.
- TuasonA surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien] common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
- wah lauAn exclamation of annoyance or exasperation.
- win liao lorGrudging admission of defeat in an argument.