popiah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from either or both Teochew 薄餅 / 薄饼 (boh8 bian2) and Hokkien 薄餅 / 薄饼 (po̍h-piáⁿ). Compare Thai เปาะเปี๊ยะ (bpɔ̀-bpía), Vietnamese bò bía, Malay popia.

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): (approximating Hokkien) [ˌp˭oː˨˩ˈp˭jãː˦˨]

Noun

popiah (plural popiahs)

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) A kind of spring roll.
    Synonym: lumpia (Philippines, Indonesia)

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