cakoi

Malay

Alternative forms

cahkwe
cakwe

Etymology

Borrowed from either Hokkien 油炸鬼 or Cantonese 油炸鬼 (jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²).

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

youtiao

Further reading

“cakoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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