"muah chee" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî, “glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds”), from 麻 (môa, “hemp”) + 糍 (chî, “glutinous rice cake”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|麻糍|glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds|tr=môa-chî}} 麻糍 (môa-chî, “glutinous rice cake made with hemp-seeds”), {{zh-l|麻|hemp|tr=môa}} 麻 (môa, “hemp”), {{zh-l|糍|glutinous rice cake|tr=chî}} 糍 (chî, “glutinous rice cake”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} muah chee (uncountable)
  1. (Singapore) A traditional snack made of glutinous rice, usually mixed with crushed peanuts and sugar. Tags: Singapore, uncountable
    Sense id: en-muah_chee-en-noun-vppMtEig Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singapore English
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