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.
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iceball
ice ball
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English:
ice
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ball
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a traditional dessert consisting of shaved ice packed into a roughly fist-sized ball, drenched with colourful, sweet syrup. Historically, the ball was then held in the hands and eaten before it melted. Due to reasons including hygiene concerns, it has largely been displaced in Singapore by ice kacang, which probably arose around the same time.[1] Still, it can still be found elsewhere in the region, such as in Malaysia (albeit served in bowls for hygiene).
The vendor would shape the shavings into an ice ball using his bare hands, and make a depression in the ice ball with an index finger to make space for the fillings. … To save money, children would sometimes request the vendor to halve the ice ball for sharing. They would hold the ice ball in their hands and slurp it, leaving a sticky mess of melted ice and syrup and staining their clothes.
— 2022 January, Janice Loo. NLB. Singapore Infopedia - Ice kachang and ice ball