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chilli crab

noun
/ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæb/UK

Etymology

Compound of chilli + crab.

Definitions

  1. A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a…

    A dish originated and popularized in Singapore, made up of stir-fried crab cooked in a semi-thick sweet and savoury tomato- and chilli-based sauce.

    • Mr Lim’s family lays claim to being the first to invent chilli crab here in 1956.
    • The list that emerged was intriguing - durians, chilli crab, Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), parking coupons, memorable Singlish words like "chope" and "lah", "uncles" and "aunties", "mama shop".

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA