hawker

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hawker

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noun

  1. someone who sells food, drinks, or more rarely other goods in general, especially from a hawker stall in a hawker centre

    2. Many of us who live in Singapore take our hawker centres almost for granted. We use them regularly, love the good food, and even go out of our way for our favourite dish by a special hawker.

    — 2007, Lily Kong. Singapore Hawker Centres - People, Places, Food. National Environment Agency (originally from the University of Michigan). ISBN: 9789812481498. p.15

  2. (attributive) of or relating to hawkers

    3. On the hunt for the ultimate food experience in Singapore? This guide to the city's popular hawker dishes will help the adventurous visitor discover why Singapore is known as a street food paradise.

    — 2022, Christopher Leong. Singapore Hawker Food - What's in the Dish?. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited. ISBN: 9789814893725. Blurb


related:

coffee shop kopitiam hawker centre hawker stall tok tok mee tok tok man

categories:

cuisine cultural

references:

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Oxford Reference - Haker

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