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nounA kind of spring roll.
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- Hokkien薄餅 /薄饼
- Teochew薄餅 /薄饼
- Englishpopiah
Borrowed from either or both Teochew 薄餅 /薄饼 (boh⁸ bian²) and Hokkien 薄餅 /薄饼 (po̍h-piáⁿ). Compare Thai เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía), Vietnamese bò bía, Malay popia.
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Chinese Mandarin 潤餅 /润饼, 薄餅 /薄饼
- 潤餅 /润饼 (rùnbǐng)a kind of spring roll
- 薄餅 /薄饼 (báobǐng)a kind of spring roll
Malay popia
- popiaa kind of spring roll
Polish popia
- popiaa kind of spring roll
Thai เปาะเปี๊ยะ
- เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía)a kind of spring roll
Vietnamese bò bía, bía
- bò bíaa kind of spring roll
- bíaa kind of spring roll
- bánh bíaa kind of spring roll
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popiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popiah
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“popiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popiah. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “popiah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popiah.
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