plonco

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦺꦴꦚ꧀ꦕꦺꦴ (plonco).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈplont͡ʃo/ [ˈploɲ.t͡ʃo]
  • Rhymes: -ont͡ʃo
  • Syllabification: plon‧co

Noun

plonco (plural plonco-plonco)

  1. novice (student in orientation period)
  2. watermelon bud
  3. (cooking) a snack in the form of boiled krai, usually served with brown sugar chili sauce.

Derived terms

  • perploncoan

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