<p>Hi kopi o kosong is just black coffee without sugar, kopi is coffee with condensed milk and kopi peng is just kopi with ice</p>

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2018-12-24T04:46:13.543Z
2018-12-24T04:46:13.543Z
user7291
<p>Singaporean traditional coffee culture uses a variety of terms originating from Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese etc. Here are the usual terms for kopi:</p>
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<table class="s-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Term</th>
<th>Meaning</th>
<th>Etymology</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Kopi</td>
<td>Coffee with condensed milk and sugar</td>
<td>Malay <em>kopi</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi]-O</td>
<td>Without milk</td>
<td>Hokkien 乌</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi]-C</td>
<td>With evaporated milk</td>
<td>English <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_(brand)" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em><strong>C</strong>arnation</em></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi] Kosong</td>
<td>Without sugar</td>
<td>Malay <em>kosong</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi] Siew Dai</td>
<td>Less sugar</td>
<td>Cantonese 少底</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi] Ga Dai</td>
<td>More sugar</td>
<td>Cantonese 加底</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi] Peng</td>
<td>Iced</td>
<td>Hokkien 冰</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi] Gau</td>
<td>Strong coffee</td>
<td>Hokkien 厚</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[Kopi] Por</td>
<td>Weak coffee</td>
<td>Hokkien 薄</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Yuenyeung</td>
<td>Half kopi half tea</td>
<td>Cantonese 鴛鴦</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/jacklee/singlish_K.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/jacklee/singlish_K.htm</a></p>

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Giacobbe
<p>How we will differentiate between the coffee that either is it Kopi O Kosong, Kopi or Kopi Peng as all are a form of black coffee?</p>

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Whats the main difference between the coffees named "Kopi O Kosong", "Kopi" and "Kopi Peng"?
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# Whats the main difference between the coffees named "Kopi O Kosong", "Kopi" and "Kopi Peng"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-22)

How we will differentiate between the coffee that either is it Kopi O Kosong, Kopi or Kopi Peng as all are a form of black coffee?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-24. Score: 1

Hi kopi o kosong is just black coffee without sugar, kopi is coffee with condensed milk and kopi peng is just kopi with ice


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-02-23. Score: 1

Singaporean traditional coffee culture uses a variety of terms originating from Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese etc. Here are the usual terms for kopi:

| Term | Meaning | Etymology |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kopi | Coffee with condensed milk and sugar | Malay *kopi* |
| [Kopi]-O | Without milk | Hokkien 乌 |
| [Kopi]-C | With evaporated milk | English [***C**arnation*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_(brand)) |
| [Kopi] Kosong | Without sugar | Malay *kosong* |
| [Kopi] Siew Dai | Less sugar | Cantonese 少底 |
| [Kopi] Ga Dai | More sugar | Cantonese 加底 |
| [Kopi] Peng | Iced | Hokkien 冰 |
| [Kopi] Gau | Strong coffee | Hokkien 厚 |
| [Kopi] Por | Weak coffee | Hokkien 薄 |
| Yuenyeung | Half kopi half tea | Cantonese 鴛鴦 |

Source: <http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/jacklee/singlish_K.htm>


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