noun
Meaning 1
A kind of spring roll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lumpia
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
popiah
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Singapore: [ˌp˭oː˨˩ˈp˭jãː˦˨] approximating Hokkien
History
Etymology
Borrowed from either or both Teochew 薄餅 /薄饼 (boh8 bian2) and Hokkien 薄餅 /薄饼 (po̍h-pián). Compare Thai เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía), Vietnamese bò bía, Malay popia.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: ကော်ပြန့် (kau-pran.) — a kind of spring roll
- Burmese: ကော်ပြန့်စိမ်း (kau-pran.cim:) — a kind of spring roll
- Chinese Mandarin: 潤餅 /润饼 (rùnbǐng) — a kind of spring roll
- Chinese Mandarin: 薄餅 /薄饼 (báobǐng) — a kind of spring roll
- Malay: popia — a kind of spring roll
- Thai: เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía) — a kind of spring roll
- Vietnamese: bò bía — a kind of spring roll
- Vietnamese: bía — a kind of spring roll
- Vietnamese: bánh bía — a kind of spring roll