kencan buta
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kencan (“date”) + buta (“blind”), calque of English blind date.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈt͡ʃan ˈbuta/
Noun
kencan buta (plural kencan-kencan buta)
- blind date: a date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before
Further reading
- “kencan buta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.