bakwan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Min Nan 肉丸 (bah-oân, “meatball”), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 丸 (oân, “pill”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bak.wan/
Hyphenation: bak‧wan

Noun

bakwan

A kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour.

Further reading

“bakwan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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