cakoi
Malay
Alternative forms
- cahkwe
- cakwe
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 油炸粿 (iû-chā-kóe). Compare Indonesian cakwe, Cebuano siyakoy, Tagalog siyakoy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃakoj/ [ˈt͡ʃa.koi̯]
- Rhymes: -oi̯
Noun
cakoi (Jawi spelling چاکوي, plural cakoi-cakoi)
Further reading
- “cakoi”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017