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jelak

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Malaysia[d͡ʒəˈlaʔ]

jelak adjective: food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming.

Adjective

jelak

  1. (Malaysia, Manglish, Singapore, Singlish, colloquial) Food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming.
    • Wah this mee rebus damn jelak sia

Origin of jelak

Unadapted borrowing from Malay jelak (“bored”).

Questions about jelak

What does jelak mean?
Jelak means food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming.
What part of speech is jelak?
Jelak is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jelak?
Jelak is pronounced [d͡ʒəˈlaʔ] (Malaysia).

Words near jelak in the dictionary

  1. jel
  2. jelab
  3. jelabee
  4. jelabees
  5. jelabs
  6. jelak
  7. Jelambar
  8. jelatong
  9. Jelen
  10. Jelena
  11. Jelengrad

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