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katjang.

peanut

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑtjɑŋ/[ˈkɑt͡ʃɑŋ][ˈkɑcaŋ]

  1. peanut

    Indonesia · Netherlands · dated · masculine · no-diminutive

  2. bean, nut

    Indonesia · Netherlands · dated · masculine · no-diminutive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay kacang (“nut, bean”). In the most common sense, a clipping of Malay kacang tanah (“peanut”, literally “soil nut”), kacang cina (“peanut”, literally “Chinese nut”) or kacang goreng (“roasted peanuts”). Compare Indonesian kacang.

noun/ˈkɑtjɑŋ/[ˈkɑt͡ʃɑŋ][ˈkɑcaŋ]

  1. rascal boy

    Indonesia · dated · masculine · no-diminutive

  2. boy of mixed Dutch and indigenous Indonesian descent

    Netherlands · dated · masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay kacang (“nut, bean”), probably a clipping of Malay kacang miang (“velvet bean”, literally “bean of an itchy sensation”). Possibly influenced by Javanese ꦏꦕꦸꦁ (kacung, “boy, lad”).

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