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kelong

kelong noun: a wooden offshore platform for fishermen found in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Noun

kelong (plural kelongs)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) A wooden offshore platform for fishermen found in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore.

Forms of kelong

pluralkelongs
alternative formkellong

Origin of kelong

From Malay kelong.

Questions about kelong

What does kelong mean?
Kelong means a wooden offshore platform for fishermen found in Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore.
What part of speech is kelong?
Kelong is a noun.
What is the plural of kelong?
The plural of kelong is kelongs.

Words near kelong in the dictionary

  1. keloidal
  2. keloided
  3. keloiding
  4. keloidosis
  5. keloids
  6. kelong
  7. kelongs
  8. keloplasties
  9. keloplasty
  10. kelosomia
  11. kelotomies

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