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balachong

balachong noun: a Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.

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"

Forms of balachong

alternative formbalachaung
alternative formblachang
alternative formblachong

Origin of balachong

From Malay belacan.

Questions about balachong

What does balachong mean?
Balachong means a Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp.
What part of speech is balachong?
Balachong is a noun.

Words near balachong in the dictionary

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

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