Phrase guide

grass jelly

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A jellylike dessert found in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, made by boiling grass or leaves of a plant in the mint family (Platostoma palustre) with potassium carbonate, and then cooling the liquid to a jelly-like consistency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကျောက်ကျော (kyaukkyau:) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese Cantonese: 涼粉 /凉粉 (loeng4 fan2) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese: 草粿 — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese: 草仔粿 (zh-min-nan) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 涼粉 /凉粉 (liángfěn) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仙草凍 /仙草冻 (xiāncǎodòng) — jellylike dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仙草 (xiāncǎo) — jellylike dessert
  • Finnish: ruohohyytelö — jellylike dessert
  • Hiligaynon: sansaw — jellylike dessert
  • Indonesian: cincau — jellylike dessert
  • Khmer: ចាហួយខ្មៅ (caahuəy khmaw) — jellylike dessert
  • Macanese: leong-fan — jellylike dessert
  • Malay: cincau — jellylike dessert
  • Spanish: jalea de hierba — jellylike dessert
  • Spanish: chanchau — jellylike dessert
  • Thai: เฉาก๊วย (chǎo-gúai) — jellylike dessert
  • Vietnamese: sương sáo — jellylike dessert