bregedel

Caribbean Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

bregedel

  1. (food) an oblate-spheroid deep fried potato patty of Javanese origin, derived from the Dutch meat based frikadel. Introduced to Suriname by Javanese immigrants.

Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian perkedel, from Dutch frikadel.

Noun

bregedel

  1. (food) an oblate-spheroid deep fried potato patty of Javanese origin, derived from the Dutch meat based frikadel.

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: bregedel
  • Malay: bergedel, begedil (colloquial)