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nasi lemak

nasi lemak noun: a fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf, commonly found in Malaysia and neighbouring areas with significant Malay populations.

nasi lemak: a fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf, commonly found in Malaysia and...
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Noun

nasi lemak (uncountable)

  1. A fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf, commonly found in Malaysia and neighbouring areas with significant Malay populations.
    • The man across the aisle bought a packet of nasi lemak.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 117

nasi lemak meaning in Malay and Indonesian

nasi lemak in Malay

Translations
nasi lemak

nasi lemak in Indonesian

Translations
nasi lemak

Origin of nasi lemak

Borrowed from Malay nasi lemak (literally “rich rice”).

Questions about nasi lemak

What does nasi lemak mean?
Nasi lemak means a fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf, commonly found in Malaysia and neighbouring areas with significant Malay populations.
What is nasi lemak in Malay?
Nasi lemak in Malay is nasi lemak. See Nasi lemak meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is nasi lemak?
Nasi lemak is a noun.

Words near nasi lemak in the dictionary

  1. nasi goreng
  2. nasi goreng pattaya
  3. nasi gorengs
  4. nasi kuning
  5. nasi kunyit
  6. nasi lemak
  7. nasi minyak
  8. nasi paprik
  9. nasi pattaya
  10. nasi uduk
  11. nasi'

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