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chilli crab en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/ (UK)

Etymology

Compound of chilli + crab.

Meanings

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, countable, uncountable) A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.
   • But for that special meal, Singapore chilli crab (spicy chilli and tomato-based crab stir-fry dish; see the recipe), black pepper crab (sweet and spicy chilli and black pepper-based stir fry dish) or simple steamed crab (all using mud crab) are much-loved treats. 2003, Su-Lyn Tan, World Food Malaysia & Singapore, page 55:
   • The list that emerged was intriguing - durians, chilli crab, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), parking coupons, memorable Singlish words like "chope" and "lah", "uncles" and "aunties", "mama shop". 2015 February 7, The Business Times:
   • Mr Lim’s family lays claim to being the first to invent chilli crab here in 1956. 2000 November 23, Ong Wan Shu, The Straits Times:

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