hopyes

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hopjes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhop.jəs/, [ˈhop̚.jəs]
  • Rhymes: -jəs
  • Hyphenation: hop‧yês

Noun

hopyes (plural hopyes-hopyes)

  1. (cooking) hopje: a type of Dutch sweets with a slight coffee and caramel flavour that originated in the 18th century

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