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onde-onde
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:
onde onde ondeh-ondeh onde-onde
ondeh ondeh
→
Malay:
ondeh-ondeh
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a small, spherical, pandan-flavoured kueh consisting of a chewy skin, which may be made variously from glutinous rice flour, tapioca starch, sweet potato starch, etc. or a mix of several flours, and which is filled with gula melaka and rolled in grated coconut