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rijsttafels

rijsttafels is the plural 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

Questions about rijsttafels

What is rijsttafels the plural of?
Rijsttafels is the plural of rijsttafel.

Words near rijsttafels in the dictionary

  1. rijstafel
  2. rijstafels
  3. rijstaffel
  4. rijstaffels
  5. rijsttafel
  6. rijsttafels
  7. Rijswijk
  8. rik
  9. rika
  10. Rikako
  11. Rikbaktsa

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