char kway teown.
/ˌtʃɑː kweɪ ˈtjaʊ/, /ˌtʃɑː kweɪ ˈtiːaʊ/, U.S. /ˌtʃɑr ˌkweɪ ˈtiˌaʊ/, Singapore and Malaysian English /ˌtʃɑ ˌkwe ˈtjau/ Chiefly in Malaysian and Singaporean cookery: a dish consisting of flat rice noodles stir-fried in soy sauce and shrimp paste with whole prawns, cockles, and bean sprouts.
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char kway teow1973
1973 New Nation (Singapore) 27 Jan. 7/6 However long you may wait for your char kway teow, you'll feel it is worth it.
1999 Star (Kuala Lumpur) 28 Oct. (Metro Suppl.) 21/4 Some of the favourites that will be served at the buffet counter include..char kway teow..and kurma kambing.
2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 18 Sept. 129/1 In the 5 Ninth kitchen, Pelaccio and his chef de cuisine were ironing out recipes for chili crab and char kway teow, a stir-fry noodle dish.
2013 S. P. Hozy Scarlet Macaw xvi. 176 Right now, I'd give anything for some..char kway teow.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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