baktau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 媌頭 / 媌头 (bâ-thâu), from 媌 (bâ, “prostitute”) + 頭／头 (thâu, “chief; boss; leader”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bak.taʊ̯/
  • Hyphenation: bak‧tau

Noun

baktau

  1. pimp; procuress; prostitution solicitor

Alternative forms

Hyponyms

  • kehpao (chicken)

Further reading

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