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.

also can:

ter ka ter kah

ter kha

Hokkien:

猪跤

poj:

tir-kha

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definitions

noun

  1. a traditional Hokkien dish of a pork trotter braised in a rich soya-sauce-based gravy
  2. We must have the “ter kah”, he drooled. Before we could say “pig's trotters in black sauce”, a claypot filled with the stuff arrived ... The ter kah was an instant favourite with us.

    — 1992 August 23, Mickey Chiang. The Straits Times, "Slow-cooking dishes served in a jiffy". p.5

  3. a pig's foot; a pork trotter

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