Dictionary

kway teow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkweɪ ˈtjaʊ/

Etymology

From either or both Hokkien 粿條 /粿条 (kóe-tiâu) and Teochew 粿條 /粿条 (guê² diao⁵). Compare Malay kuetiau, Indonesian kwetiau, Burmese ကွေ့တီယို (kwe.tiyui), Khmer គុយទាវ (kuy tiəw), Thai ก๋วยเตี๋ยว (gǔai-dtǐao), Vietnamese hủ tiếu.

Meanings

1. (Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable) A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.

Relateds

char kway teow

Synonyms

shahe fen · hor fun