Meaning of siew dai | Babel Free

Definitions

Less sweet (as a preference when ordering coffee or tea).

Singapore, colloquial, informal, not-comparable

Examples

“Ordering a cup of Kopi C Siew Dai (Coffee with evaporated milk and less sugar) makes you feel very Singaporean.”

“But nothing beats that cup of kopi-o siu dai from the nearby kopitiam uncle who knows you best.”

““I like coffee better.” He smiled. “Kopi-O siew dai.”

“Before he opens it, he asks what I would like to drink, then shouts out to a woman stirring a cup of Milo vigorously: “One kopi peng siew dai, and one teh si for me.””

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