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Peranakan.

A descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand).

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəɹanəˈkan/Received-Pronunciation/pəɹanəˈkɑːn/Received-Pronunciation/pəɹænəˈkæn/General-American/pəˈɹɑːnəkɑːn/Singapore
  1. A descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand).

    Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore
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Unadapted borrowing from Malay peranakan.

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