Usually means: Peranakan cuisine blending Chinese, Malay.
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▸ noun:  (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A female Peranakan
▸ noun:  (formal, Indonesia) An honorific title used before the name of a married woman

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Nanyang, Peranakan Indonesian, Semang, Mah Meri, Senoi, Malayophone, Besisi, Khek, Peranakan, Dayak, more...

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Nanyang, Peranakan Indonesian, Semang, Mah Meri, Senoi, Malayophone, Besisi, Khek, Peranakan, Dayak, more...

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