Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to
non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.
also can:
currypuff
curry puff
→
English:
curry
+
puff
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a fried pastry snack likely ultimately originating in the Spanish and Portuguese empanada, the Cornish pasty, or the Indian samosa. It usually consists of a pastry shell filled with a dry curry (such that curry sauce does not spill out when the pastry is bitten into), which may be made from potatoes, meat, fish, egg, and curry spices.
Despite the name, some variations may not actually include curry or even curry powder, and the shell is more often (though not always) made of a more shortcrust-like pastry or a hard, flaky pastry instead of puff pastry. - a quiff hairstyle, so named because the puffy, thick hair on top is reminiscent of a curry puff
usage notes
Sometimes used as a general term for all similar snacks in the same family, such as karipap and epok-epok.