cendol

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, rice or sago syrup) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, protuberant), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol.

First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).

Noun

cendol (countable and uncountable, plural cendols)

  1. A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cendol (Batavia Malay), from Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, protuberant), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛndol/ [ˈt͡ʃen.dɔl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛndol
  • Syllabification: cen‧dol

Noun

cendol (plural cendol-cendol)

  1. (cooking) cendol

Derived terms

  • cendol delima
  • cendol durian
  • cendol panas
  • cendol tobik

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