selat.
strait (narrow channel of water)
Meaning & usage
strait (narrow channel of water)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay selat (“strait”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selat (“narrow opening or passage between two things”).
a Javanese dish influenced by Western cuisine; consists of braised beef tenderloin served in thin watery sauce made from a mixture of garlic, vinegar, sweet soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water, and spiced with nutmeg and black pepper
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦭꦠ꧀ (selat), from Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Italian salata. Doublet of salad and selada.
synonym of celah (“gap; fissure”)
Where this word comes from
Possibly borrowed from Minangkabau, perhaps from the source as above.
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