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huat kuih
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:
huat kuih
huat kueh
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Hokkien:
发粿
發粿
poj:
hoat-kóe
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a traditional Hokkien steamed rice or wheat flour cupcake, which is soft, fluffy, and sweet. It is traditionally leavened with baking soda or toddy instead of yeast. The cakes are usually brown (due to the addition of gula melaka as a sweetener) or bright orange (as an auspicious colour), and are often used as offerings at traditional Chinese religious altars. Very similar to ma lai gao and wã ko kueh, the latter of which is often just used as a synonym, though they are often differentiated as being somewhat smaller and more colourful than huat kueh.
Rice flour huat kueh was actually the kind of huat kueh I grew up eating. Mom usually bought the iconic pink rice flour huat kueh from the market and use them as an offering for praying.
— 2021 February 22, Marvellina. What To Cook Today, "Easy Soft and Fluffy Rice Flour Huat Kueh (No Yeast, No ENO)". acc 2024 August 20
The lower level held candlesticks, kueh bakul, huat kueh and a comb of pisang raja (bananas).
— 1981 January 23, Caroline Ngui. The Straits Times, "Peranakan roots". p.15
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