tingkat

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Singapore/ˈt˭ɪŋk˭ɑt/Singapore[ˈt˭ɪŋ˧k˭ät˦]

noun

Tiffin container

OriginMalay tingkat →
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Meanings

nountingkat (usually uncountable, plural tingkats)

plural tingkats

  1. uncountableusuallyTiffin container

    He suspected something was different with his tingkat (tiffin carrier) meal one week, after tasting the dishes.

    2012 March 18, Eunice Quek, “Taste of home”, in The Sunday Times (LifeStyle), page 21
  2. metonymicallyuncountableusuallyHome-cooked meals from a home delivery and catering service.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tiffin

Origin

  1. Malaytingkat
  2. Englishtingkat

From Malay tingkat.

More words from Malay

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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