Nyonya
Noun
Meaning
Nyonya (plural Nyonyas)
(Malaysia, Singapore) A female Peranakan.
Phrases with the word
Examples
In short, the perfect to a Nyonya stewed meat or fish dish.
It has little to do with Nyonya this or Nyonya that (another mistaken belief saddling many tourists: that one goes to Penang first and foremost to eat Nyonya food).