makann.
/ˈmakan/, U.S. /ˈmɑkɑn/ In Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei: food, eating.
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1893 Daily Advertiser (Singapore) 25 Jan. It seems that the prisoners in Malacea are having quite a jolly good time of it right now. Good makan and no work is now the order of the day.
1927 R. J. H. Sidney In Brit. Malaya To-day 233 His stomach may become distended with some of the weird mixtures..from the School makan shop.
1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 101 I wander back to the hotel for my makan. (Cold turkey.)
1971 Carry Singapore in your Pocket (Singapore Tourist Promotion Board) (ed. 3) 29 Watch a meal of noodles being fried in 5 minutes at the ‘makan’ (food) stall.
1999 Eight Days (Singapore) 4 Dec. 70/1 Who are your favourite makan companions?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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