What does “ketupat” mean?

Ketupat in the Singlish dictionary: what it means, where it comes from and how it’s said.

ketupat

Rice cake boiled in a woven coconut-leaf pouch, eaten at Hari Raya.

“Ketupat with rendang, that’s Raya.”

kedekut Stingy, miserly.
kelong Offshore fishing platform on stilts; also a fixed, rigged game.
kena Get hit by, suffer (Malay); marks a bad thing happening to you.
kesian Pitiful, poor thing (Malay).
kilat Excellent, shiny, spotless (Malay for “lightning”); army slang.
kopi Coffee, the kopitiam way, strong with condensed milk.
kopi kaki A friend you regularly meet for coffee and chats.
kopitiam A traditional coffee shop with drinks and food stalls (kopi, Malay for coffee, and tiam…

What does “ketupat” mean in Singlish?

Rice cake boiled in a woven coconut-leaf pouch, eaten at Hari Raya. It’s a noun.

Where does “ketupat” come from?

From Malay. Other Singlish words from Malay include kedekut, kelong, kena and kesian.

How do you use “ketupat” in a sentence?

“Ketupat with rendang, that’s Raya.” It turns up in other words’ examples too: see rendang.

Is “ketupat” in the Singlish Wordle?

Yes: it’s one of the answers in the Singlish Wordle, one word a day, the same for everyone.

Liddat’s own words, from the Singlish dictionary: 312 words and phrases, A to Z.