begedil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bergedel, begedil, from Javanese bregedel, from Indonesian perkedel, from Dutch frikadel.

Pronunciation

Noun

begedil (plural begedils)

  1. (Singapore, Malaysia) A deep fried potato patty of Javanese origin, derived from the Dutch meat based frikadel. Introduced to Singapore and Malaysia by Javanese immigrants.
    1. Synonym: potato cutlet

Malay

Noun

begedil (plural begedil-begedil or begedil2) (colloquial)

  1. nonstandard form of bergedel
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