bergedel

English

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Noun

bergedel

  1. A kind of potato fritter eaten in parts of Asia.

Malay

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Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese bregedel, from Indonesian perkedel, from Dutch frikadel.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /bərɡəˈdel/ [bər.ɡəˈdel]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /bə(r)ɡəˈdel/ [bə(r).ɡəˈdel]
  • Rhymes: -edel, -del, -el
  • Hyphenation: ber‧ge‧del

Noun

bergedel (plural bergedel-bergedel or bergedel2)

  1. an oblate-spheroid deep fried potato patty of Javanese origin, derived from the Dutch meat based frikadel. Introduced to Singapore and Malaysia by Javanese immigrants.

Descendants

  • → English: bergedel, begedil

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