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mamak.

A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A roadside stall selling Muslim Tamil or Malay cuisine; by extension, a restaurant that sells similar foods.

    Malaysia · Singapore
  2. A person who owns or works in such an establishment

    Malaysia · Singapore
  3. A Tamil Muslim

    Malaysia · Singapore
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Malay mamak.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.