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)

chop suey
(colloquial) mixed.

Alternative forms

capcay

Further reading

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

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