iles-iles

Indonesian

Noun

iles-iles (plural iles-iles)

  1. a foul-smelling plant grown in Southeast Asia similar to konjac, Amorphophallus muelleri
    Synonyms: badur, coblok, porang
    • 2007, Kiyohiko Azuma, “Bab 24: Yotsuba & Makan Malam [Chapter 24: Yotsuba & Dinner]”, in Yotsuba&!, volume 4, Jakarta: Elex Media Komputindo, translation of よつばと!（４）:
      Ayah Yotsuba 'kan tukang iles-iles, ya?
      Yotsuba, you said your dad makes konnyaku, right?
      (literally, “Yotsuba's father is a konnyaku maker, right?”)

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