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maggie
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:
maggie
maggi 1
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German:
Maggi
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maggi 2
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Singlish:
maggi goreng
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noun
- a Malay or Indian-Muslim variant of mee goreng using instant noodles as the noodles, which are stir-fried together with other ingredients, such as seasoning powder from the instant noodle packets, soya sauce, chilli, sambal, vegetables, egg, meat, prawns, tomato ketchup, etc.
The hungry schoolboys could each sapu an entire maggi from the prata stall at lunchtime, despite the prata uncle using three whole packets of maggi1 per serving.
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