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)
- novice (student in orientation period)
- watermelon bud
- (cooking) a snack in the form of boiled krai, usually served with brown sugar chili sauce.
Derived terms
- perploncoan
Further reading
- “plonco” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.