rumah kaca

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound rumah (“house”) +‎ kaca (“glass”), from English glasshouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʊmah ˈkat͡ʃa/

Noun

rumah kaca (plural rumah-rumah kaca)

  1. (agriculture) greenhouse: a building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates

Synonyms

  • rumah hijau (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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