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rijstafel

rijstafel is the alternative spelling of rijsttafel.

Meaning of rijsttafel

Noun

rijsttafel (plural rijsttafels)

  1. A large meal originating in colonial Indonesia composed of many different dishes with rice as the main ingredient; several side-dishes such as krupuk, acar and serundeng are served.
    • The famous rijsttafel, love-hate legacy of Dutch imperial days—at its most numbing brilliance it required 23 men and a boy to serve—[…]1972 September 11, Gael Greene, “The Insatiable Critic: Ramayana east of Krakatoa”, in New York Magazine, volume 5, number 37, page 85

Forms of rijstafel

pluralrijstafels

Questions about rijstafel

What is rijstafel the alternative spelling of?
Rijstafel is the alternative spelling of rijsttafel.

Words near rijstafel in the dictionary

  1. Rijnwaarden
  2. Rijo
  3. Rijos
  4. Rijoses
  5. Rijssen-Holten
  6. rijstafel
  7. rijstafels
  8. rijstaffel
  9. rijstaffels
  10. rijsttafel
  11. rijsttafels

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