singkong

Indonesian

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singkong

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Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 新光 (sin-kong, literally “new + bright”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪŋkɔŋ]

Noun

singkong (plural singkong-singkong)

1. cassava

   Synonyms: kaspe, kasava, ketela pohon, ubi kayu

Hyponyms

• singkong aci
• singkong karet
• singkong kembang

Further reading

• “singkong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016