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kopitiam.

A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkopitjam/Malaysia, Singapore/-ɪtjam/Malaysia, Singapore[ˈko˧.pi.˧.tjam˦]Malaysia, Singapore[k˭o˦.p˭i˦.t˭jam˨˩]Malaysia, Singapore
  1. A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food.

    Malaysia · Singapore
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay kopitiam, from Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm), in turn from Malay kopi (“coffee”).

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