suwartepil

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Zwarte Piet (“Black Pete”).

Noun

suwartepil

  1. Black Peter, the companion of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas)

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “suwartepil”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 725
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