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noun
A type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
