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noun
A variant of bak chang (zongzi) originating in Peranakan cuisine, made with minced pork, candied winter melons and sometimes roasted peanuts and blue pea flower extract for colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Hokkien 娘惹粽 (niô͘-nia-chàng). Analysable as Nyonya (from Malay nyonya) + Hokkien 粽 (“rice dumpling wrapped in leaves”).
