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tebu.

sugar cane (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/təˈbu/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈbu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. sugar cane (species of grass whose sap is a source of sugar)

Where this word comes from

From Malay tebu, from Proto-Malayic *təbu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS.

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