kolo mee

noun

A Sarawak Iban-Chinese dish composed of dry noodles, hot peppers, char siu pork, and vegetables

OriginChinese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 ← Cantonese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 ← Min Nan 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 →
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Meanings

nounkolo mee (uncountable)

alternative mee kolo · alternative mee kolok · alternative kolok mee

  1. MalaysiauncountablecookingA Sarawak Iban-Chinese dish composed of dry noodles, hot peppers, char siu pork, and vegetables

Origin

  1. Min Nan哥羅麵 /哥罗面
  2. Cantonese哥羅麵 /哥罗面
  3. Chinese哥羅麵 /哥罗面
  4. Englishkolo mee

From Malay, from Iban, from Chinese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 (Cantonese 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 (go1 lo4 min6) and Hokkien Min Nan 哥羅麵 /哥罗面 (ko-lô-mī))

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