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kerupuk.

krupuk (prawn crackers, or any other deep-fried crackers from Indonesian (Javanese) cuisine)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈrupuk/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈru.pʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. krupuk (prawn crackers, or any other deep-fried crackers from Indonesian (Javanese) cuisine)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kěrupuk (“crunchy flake”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka- + *rupuk (“crack”), probably onomatopoeic. Cognate with Malay keropok, Tagalog kropek. Doublet of keropok.

adj/kəˈrupuk/Standard-Indonesian[kəˈru.pʊk̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. confusion

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi kerupuk, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk).

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