pencuci mulut

From pencuci (“washer”) +‎ mulut (“mouth”). Literally, “mouth washer”. Compare Vietnamese tráng miệng.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənˌt͡ʃut͡ʃi ˈmulut/ [pəɲˌt͡ʃu.t͡ʃi ˈmu.lʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ulut
• Syllabification: pen‧cu‧ci mu‧lut

pêncuci mulut (plural pencuci-pencuci mulut)

1. dessert (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal)

   Synonym: (chiefly formal) pembasuh mulut

• “pencuci mulut” 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.

From pencuci (“washer”) +‎ mulut (“mouth”). Literally, “mouth washer”.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /pənˈt͡ʃut͡ʃi ˈmulot/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃi ˈmu.lot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ulot

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pənˈt͡ʃut͡ʃi ˈmulut/ [pəɲˈt͡ʃu.t͡ʃi ˈmu.lut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ulut
• Hyphenation: pen‧cu‧ci mu‧lut

pencuci mulut (Jawi spelling ڤنچوچي مولوت, plural pencuci-pencuci mulut)

1. dessert (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal)

   Synonym: pembasuh mulut (uncommon)

• “pencuci mulut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.