mamak

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noun

A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.

OriginMalay mamak →
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Meanings

mamak1

nounmamak (plural mamaks)

plural mamaks

  1. MalaysiaSingaporeA roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.

    To the untrained eye, any dish that’s labelled ‘rojak’ looks like a hot mess. However, you can’t make your way to Singapore without having a taste of authentic Mamak Rojak [...]

    2022 December 29, Jocelyn Tan, “A guide to the best Indian rojak stalls in Singapore”, in Lifestyle Asia
  2. MalaysiaSingaporeA person who owns or works in such an establishment
  3. MalaysiaSingaporeA Tamil Muslim

Mamak2

nounMamak (plural Mamaks or Mamak)

plural Mamaks

  1. A member of a largely Muslim ethnic group of Indian origin, found in Malaysia and Singapore.

Origin

  1. Malaymamak
  2. Englishmamak

Unadapted borrowing from Malay mamak.

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Cite this entry
APA

mamak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamak

MLA

“mamak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mamak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamak.

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