roti canai

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roti canai

/ˈɹəʊti ˈtʃɑnaɪ/ UK
/ˈroti ˈt͡ʃanaj/ Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore

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Unadapted borrowing from Malay roti canai.

noun

Malaysia, uncountable An Indian-influenced flatbread found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. "A good roti canai," Mr. Najib summarizes, "should be light, soft and buttery on the inside, flakey and slightly crunchy on the outside."
Similar: roti prata

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noun Indian-influenced flatbread

中文	印度煎餅 /印度煎饼 yìndù jiānbǐng, 飛餅 /飞饼 fēibǐng

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@misc{roti_canai_2026,
  title = {roti canai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roti%20canai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}