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rendang

/ˌɹɛnˈdæŋ/

rendang noun: an Indonesian dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) slowly cooked in coconut milk.

Noun

rendang (usually uncountable, plural rendangs)

  1. (usually) An Indonesian dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) slowly cooked in coconut milk.
    • Look for gado-gado and lothek, a pair of vegetable salads with crunchy highlights, awash in sauce that’s hand-ground (and spiced to order) for each customer; combro, a deep-fried, chili-spiked croquette of grated cassava; satay plates of skewered beef and chicken, accompanied by peanut sauce and...2009 May 27, Dave Cook, “A Little Taste of Somewhere Else”, in New York Times

Forms of rendang

pluralrendangs

Origin of rendang

Borrowed from Malay and Indonesian rendang, from Minangkabau randang.

Questions about rendang

What does rendang mean?
Rendang means an Indonesian dish of beef (or sometimes other meat) slowly cooked in coconut milk.
What part of speech is rendang?
Rendang is a noun.
How do you pronounce rendang?
Rendang is pronounced /ˌɹɛnˈdæŋ/.
What is the plural of rendang?
The plural of rendang is rendangs.

Words near rendang in the dictionary

  1. rend
  2. rend one's garments
  3. Renda
  4. rendaku
  5. Rendall
  6. rendang
  7. rendangs
  8. Rendas
  9. Rende
  10. rended
  11. rended one's garments

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