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bakkwa.

A Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbɑ(ʔ)˦˨ k˭wɑ̃˦]Singapore
  1. A Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky.

    Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hokkien 肉乾 /肉干 (bah-koaⁿ, “dried meat”).

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