bakwan

English

Etymology

From Indonesian bakwan, from Hokkien 肉圓 / 肉圆 (bah-oân, “meatball”) or 肉丸 (bah-oân, “meatball”). Doublet of ba-wan.

Noun

bakwan (plural bakwans)

  1. A kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 肉圓 / 肉圆 (bah-oân, “meatball”) or 肉丸 (bah-oân, “meatball”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baʔwan/
  • Hyphenation: bak‧wan

Noun

bakwan (plural bakwan-bakwan)

  1. a kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour
    Hypernym: gorengan

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