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Where does “kue” come from?
kue (Indonesian) comes from Malay kuih, from Hokkien 粿.
kue
(Indonesian): kuih
Definitions
kuih
Ancestry of “kue”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Malay
kuih
bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...
2
Hokkien
粿
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Words derived from “kue”
kue lapis
kue akar kelapa
kue rambut
kue talam
kue bandung
kue pai
ကွေတာလန်း
ကွေလာပေး
ကွေလာပေးစ
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