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kueh kochee
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:
kueh kochi kuih koci kuih kochi kueh kochee
kueh koci
→
Malay:
kuih
+
koci
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a small snack dumpling made from glutinous rice (or a dough of glutinous rice flour) stuffed with grated coconut and gula melaka, usually wrapped using a piece of banana leaf into a tetrahedron or square pyramid. The rice may come in various colours, such as green (from pandan), blue (from the butterfly pea flower), or black to dark purple (from using black glutinous rice).
She improvised the recipes, churned out tray after tray of cakes such as kueh lapis ... kueh koci ... and kaya ... and sold them for 30 to 50 cents each. For kueh koci, she used tapioca flour instead of rice flour.
— 2009, Hong Suen Wong and Valerie Ho. Wartime Kitchen: Food and Eating in Singapore, 1942-1950. Continental Sales, Incorporated. ISBN: 9789814217583. p.43