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单词 kopitiam
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kopitiamn.

Brit. /ˈkɒpɪˌtiːəm/, U.S. /ˈkɔpiˌtiəm/, /ˈkɑpiˌtiəm/, Singapore and Malaysian English /ˈkoˌpiˌtjɑm/
Forms: 1900s– kopi tiam, 1900s– kopitiam.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Malay. Partly a borrowing from Chinese. Etymons: Malay kopi tiam; Chinese ko-pi tiàm.
Etymology: < (i) Malay kopi tiam and its etymon (ii) Chinese (Hokkien) ko-pi tiàm < ko-pi (apparently < a European language: see coffee n. and compare Malay kopi < Dutch) + tiàm shop, inn.
Malaysian English and Singapore English.
A coffee-house or informal restaurant serving traditional Malay and Chinese fare.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant > other eating-houses
ordinary1590
chop-house1699
porterhouse?1730
steak house1762
beef-house1807
rotisserie1825
fish-shop1826
supper tavern1841
supper house1855
supper room1858
grill-room1883
teetotum1891
grill1896
bar and grill1903
corner-house1912
bistro1922
roadhouse1922
hot doggery1923
rosticceria1930
dinette1940
British Restaurant1941
drive-through1949
drive-up1956
sobaya1958
carvery1962
ouzeri1964
crêperie1967
steak restaurant1970
sushiya1970
steak bar1971
buka1972
kopitiam1979
bukateria1980
churrascaria1981
parrilla1981
Indian1982
theme pub1983
parrillada1984
restobar1992
1979 Business Times (Singapore) 13 Jan. (Leisure Suppl.) 2/1 Sometimes they will dwell all day at the local ‘kopi tiam’ because the gossip was so engrossing.
1984 Straits Times (Singapore) 29 Feb. ii. 2/2 Whenever..we are tired of home-cooked food, we have dinner at some kopitiam (coffee-shop) with open-air dining.
1996 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 14 July 13 Don't expect kopitiams like ours where you can eat all-day long. Restaurants here close at 3pm.
2008 D. Leo Life's so like Dat (rev. ed.) 120 The kopi kong is now a rare sight, found mainly in older kopi tiams.
2014 Time Out Kuala Lumpur Mar. 48/4 This kopitiam, occupied by a single stall, is always full even though it only serves one dish.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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