Etymograph

English

kueh pie tee

Kueh pie tee comes from Hokkien 粿 ‘rice cake’.

  1. Hokkienmodern粿kóe‘rice cake’
  2. Englishtodaykueh pie tee

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hokkienmodern粿kóe‘rice cake’
  2. Englishtodaykueh pie tee

The story

Attested in 1956 as kwei patti cooked with a patti iron in Susie Hing's cookbook In a Malayan Kitchen.

Every English word from Hokkien 粿

Today it means

noun A small, bite-sized dish consisting of a thin, fried pastry tart shell that is shaped like a fluted cup and filled with shredded jicama, carrots and other ingredients, originating in Peranakan cuisine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hokkien 粿 / kueh pie tee

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