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pempek

pempek noun: a savoury fishcake delicacy from Indonesia (Palembang), made of fish, egg, and tapioca usually served with the traditional spice-based broth and sometimes also served with noodles.

Noun

pempek (uncountable)

  1. A savoury fishcake delicacy from Indonesia (Palembang), made of fish, egg, and tapioca usually served with the traditional spice-based broth and sometimes also served with noodles.

Origin of pempek

Learned borrowing from Indonesian pempek, derived from Musi pempek.

Questions about pempek

What does pempek mean?
Pempek means a savoury fishcake delicacy from Indonesia (Palembang), made of fish, egg, and tapioca usually served with the traditional spice-based broth and sometimes also served with noodles.
What part of speech is pempek?
Pempek is a noun.

Words near pempek in the dictionary

  1. pemoline
  2. pemolines
  3. Pemon
  4. Pemong
  5. pemou
  6. pempek
  7. pempherid
  8. pempherids
  9. pemphigi
  10. pemphigid
  11. pemphigids

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