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cendol

cendol noun: a traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk.

Noun

cendol (countable and uncountable, plural cendols)

  1. A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk

cendol meaning in Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

cendol in Malay

Bali-Java dessert
cendol

cendol in Indonesian

Bali-Java dessert
cendol, dawet

cendol in Thai

Bali-Java dessert
ลอดช่อง lɔ̂ɔt-chɔ̂ng

cendol in Vietnamese

Bali-Java dessert
bánh lọt
More languagesFewer languages
cendol in Myanmar
မုန့်လက်ဆောင်း mun.lakhcaung:

Forms of cendol

pluralcendols

Origin of cendol

Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).

Questions about cendol

What does cendol mean?
Cendol means a traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk.
What is cendol in Malay?
Cendol in Malay is cendol. See Cendol meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is cendol?
Cendol is a noun.
What is the plural of cendol?
The plural of cendol is cendols.

Words near cendol in the dictionary

  1. cencerros
  2. Cenci
  3. Cencis
  4. Cenderawasih Bay
  5. cenderitide
  6. cendol
  7. cendols
  8. cendrée
  9. cene
  10. ceneme
  11. cenemes

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