Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

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noun

1. a light blouse traditionally worn by women in the Malay and Peranakan communities, usually well-decorated with embroidery or sequins and made of a lightweight or sheer fabric. It was held together with buttons or special ornate pins known as kerosang, and traditionally worn together with a sarong to form an outfit known as the sarong kebaya.

Mr Wong, who has been making Peranakan attire for more than a decade, declined to reveal the price of the shawl. He said it usually takes two to three months, for example, to make a custom kebaya ...

— 2016 August 5, Christopher Toh. Today, "PERANAKAN SHAWL A ‘UNIQUELY SINGAPOREAN’ GIFT TO THE OBAMAS". p.10