Meanings
nounciba cake (plural ciba cakes)
plural ciba cakes
- A traditional Chinese snack consisting of cooked glutinous rice pounded into paste.
Origin
From Mandarin 糍粑 (cíbā) + cake.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 糍粑
- 糍粑 (cíbā)traditional Chinese snack
Korean 츠바
- 츠바 (cheuba)traditional Chinese snack
Vietnamese bánh giầy
- bánh giầytraditional Chinese snack
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Chicago
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