chap chye

noun

mixed vegetables

OriginHokkien 雜菜 /杂菜 →
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Meanings

nounchap chye (uncountable)
  1. Singaporeuncountablemixed vegetables

    […] seemingly simple dishes like chap chye or bakwan kepiting, which look like simple stir-fried vegetables and a clear, plain meatball soup respectively.

    2013, Goz Lee, Plusixfive: A Singaporean Supper Club Cookbook, page 128

Origin

  1. Hokkien雜菜 /杂菜
  2. Englishchap chye

From Hokkien 雜菜 /杂菜 (cha̍p-chhài). Doublet of japchae.

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APA

chap chye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chap%20chye

MLA

“chap chye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chap%20chye. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chap chye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chap%20chye.

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