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kucai.

garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek (Allium ramosum, Allium tuberosum)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkut͡ʃai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.t͡ʃai̯]Standard-Indonesian

  1. garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek (Allium ramosum, Allium tuberosum)

  2. chive

Where this word comes from

From Malay kucai, from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài). Compare Tagalog kutsay, English kuchay.

verb/ˈkut͡ʃai̯/Standard-Indonesian[ˈku.t͡ʃai̯]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to exile

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of kucil.

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