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balachaung

balachaung is the alternative form of balachong.

Meaning of balachong

Noun

balachong (uncountable)

  1. A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
    • Travellers on the steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company are wont to rail in no measured terms at the fish-paste which forms an invariable and obtrusively evident part of the cargo, yet no Burman would think a dinner complete without his modicum of nga-pee, and it is a noteworthy fact that one...1882, James George Scott, The Burman: His Life and Notions, Ch. xxviii: "Nga-pee"

Questions about balachaung

What is balachaung the alternative form of?
Balachaung is the alternative form of balachong.

Words near balachaung in the dictionary

  1. Balacdas
  2. balace
  3. balaces
  4. Balachandran
  5. Balachandrans
  6. balachaung
  7. Balachka
  8. balachong
  9. Balaci
  10. Balaciu
  11. balaclava

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