capcai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 雜菜／杂菜 (cha̍p-chhài, literally “mixed vegetables”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃapt͡ʃai̯]
• Hyphenation: cap‧cai

Noun

capcai (first-person possessive capcaiku, second-person possessive capcaimu, third-person possessive capcainya)

1. chop suey
2. (colloquial) mixed.

Alternative forms

• capcay

Further reading

• “capcai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.