dendeng

English

Etymology

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Noun

dendeng (uncountable)

  1. Thinly sliced dried meat in Indonesian cuisine, preserved with a mixture of sugar and spices.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dendeng, from Old Javanese ḍeṅ (dried meat). Doublet of daing

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdendɛŋ/ [ˈden.dɛŋ]
  • Rhymes: -endɛŋ
  • Syllabification: den‧deng

Noun

dendeng (plural dendeng-dendeng)

  1. jerked meat

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