carrot cake
English edit
Etymology edit
The Singaporean senses may have arisen from a confusion between Min Nan 菜頭/菜头 (chhài-thâu, “radish”) and 紅菜頭/红菜头 (âng-chhài-thâu, “carrot”, literally “red radish”).
Noun edit
carrot cake (countable and uncountable, plural carrot cakes)
- A sweet cake, often iced, containing grated carrot.
- (Singapore) Turnip cake (a savoury cake containing radish, usually pan-fried).
- (Singapore) Synonym of chai tow kway (“a dish of stir-fried radish cakes and eggs”).
Translations edit
sweet cake
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