cakwe
Appearance
Indonesian
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 油炸粿 (iû-chā-kóe). Compare Malay cakoi, Cebuano siyakoy, Tagalog siyakoy.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈkwə/ [t͡ʃaˈkwə]
- Rhymes: -ə
- Syllabification: ca‧kwe
Noun
[edit]cakwe (uncountable)
- (cooking) youtiao (a type of Chinese long deep-fried dough pastry fritter, usually salty and savory, often eaten with congee or coffee)
Further reading
[edit]- “cakwe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.