otak-otak

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay otak-otak, plural of otak (“brain”), from the resemblance in appearance.

Pronunciation

Noun

otak-otak (countable and uncountable, plural otak-otaks)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Grilled fish cake wrapped inside a banana leaf; a popular snack food in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.

Translations

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈot̪äʔ ˌot̪äʔ]

Noun

otak-otak

  1. plural of otak (“brain”)
  2. otak-otak (snack)
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