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Where does “kuih” come from?

kuih (Malay) comes from Hokkien 粿.

kuih (Malay): bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...

Definitions

  1. bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...

Ancestry of “kuih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien粿—

Words derived from “kuih”

  • kuih
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