cakoi

Malay

Alternative forms

• cahkwe
• cakwe

Etymology

Borrowed from either Hokkien 油炸鬼 or Cantonese 油炸鬼 (jau⁴ zaa³ gwai²).

Noun

cakoi (Jawi spelling چاکوي, plural cakoi-cakoi, informal 1st possessive cakoiku, 2nd possessive cakoimu, 3rd possessive cakoinya)

1. youtiao

Further reading

• “cakoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.