sarabat stall

noun

A kind of drinks stall or roadside pushcart selling teh tarik, historically and traditionally run by immigrants from Pakistan and other South Asian countries.

OriginUrdu شربت ← Classical Persian شربت →
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Meanings

nounsarabat stall (plural sarabat stalls)

plural sarabat stalls

  1. SingaporeA kind of drinks stall or roadside pushcart selling teh tarik, historically and traditionally run by immigrants from Pakistan and other South Asian countries.

    There used to be a rubbish heap under the great tree in Dhoby Ghaut with a sarabat stall parked next to it.

    2013, Gregory Nalpon, The Wayang at Eight Milestone: Stories & Essays

Origin

  1. Classical Persianشربت
  2. Urduشربت“sharbat; a type of sweet drink”
  3. Englishsarabat stall

From Urdu شربت (śarbat, “sharbat; a type of sweet drink”), from Classical Persian شربت (šarbat).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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