Singapore has indeed appropriated the English language as its own. This sense of ownership comes through powerfully in ...

Columnist's note: Of the many words in Philippine English that made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, nothing has probably received as much attention, locally and globally, as "gigil" in the ...

In March 2025, the Oxford English Dictionary also known as OED, added a new word to its "untranslatable" words. The new addition is the Filipino term "gigil," pronounced as "ghee-gill."You see a cute ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of “untranslatable” words from other languages — without English ... a Chinese-South Indian dish where a large fish head is cooked in a ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has broadened its lexicon by incorporating a selection of “untranslatable” words from Southeast Asia, South Africa, and Ireland. The latest update, released ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...

The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words like 'gigil,' 'alamak,' 'kaya toast,' and 'videoke,' highlighting global influences and untranslatable terms from the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Taken from the Philippines’ Tagalog language, ‘Gigil’ (pronounced ghee-gill) describes a ‘feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to tightly clench our hands, grit our teeth, and ...

Lifestyle; Food & Drink; Food; Popular Chinese takeaway menu item added to Oxford English dictionary The delicacy is growing in popularity in Scotland but has already bagged an official definition ...

Popular Chinese takeaway menu item added to Oxford English dictionary. ... The spice bag, a Chinese-Irish fusion dish, is a hit with Scots where it is sold in some parts of the country ...

‘Untranslatable’ Irish, Filipino and Malaysian words added to Oxford English Dictionary. ... The delicacy was invented in a Chinese takeaway restaurant in Dublin called Sunflower around 2006.

This unusual Chinese-Irish fusion dish is now Ireland’s fast ... How Ireland’s beloved ‘spice bag’ became a symbol of our evolving food culture and worthy of the Oxford English Dictionary.