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lada.

black pepper (Piper nigrum)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlada/Standard-Indonesian[ˈla.da]Standard-Indonesian

  1. black pepper (Piper nigrum)

  2. chili pepper

    dialectal · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay lada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajaq or *laja. * Semantic loan from Minangkabau lado (“chili pepper”) whether through first contact in progenitor Malay dialects or later post-independence.

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