cakwe

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 油炸粿 (iû-chā-kóe, literally “to deep-fry + cooked rice for making cake”).

Noun

cakwe (first-person possessive cakweku, second-person possessive cakwemu, third-person possessive cakwenya)

1. (cooking) youtiao: a type of deep-fried dough stick eaten in China and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.

Alternative forms

• cahkwe
• cakoi (Malaysia)