kropek

• kropeck
• shrimp kropeck, shrimp kropek

From Tagalog kropek. Compare Malay keropok, Indonesian kerupuk, Dutch kroepoek.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾo.pɛk/

kropek (plural kropeks)

1. (Philippines) prawn crackers

Possibly from English kroepoek, from Dutch kroepoek, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), inherited from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”). Compare Malay keropok, Indonesian kerupuk, Dutch kroepoek.

• Hyphenation: kro‧pek
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾopek/ [ˈkɾ̪o.pek]

kropek

1. prawn crackers

Possibly from English kroepoek, from Dutch kroepoek, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), inherited from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”). Compare Malay keropok, Indonesian kerupuk, Dutch kroepoek.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾopek/ [ˈkɾoː.pɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -opek
• Syllabification: kro‧pek

kropek (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜃ᜔)

1. kropek (Philippine prawn crackers, sometimes also made with fish)

• → English: kropeck (“prawn crackers”)

• “kropek”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018