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silat

silat noun: a type of martial art originating from the Malay Archipelago.

Noun

silat (uncountable)

  1. A type of martial art originating from the Malay Archipelago.

Origin of silat

Borrowed from Malay silat (“self-defense”).

Questions about silat

What does silat mean?
Silat means a type of martial art originating from the Malay Archipelago.
What part of speech is silat?
Silat is a noun.

Words near silat in the dictionary

  1. silasesquioxane
  2. silasesquioxanes
  3. silasesquithiane
  4. silasesquithianes
  5. Silastic
  6. silat
  7. silathiane
  8. silathianes
  9. silation
  10. silations
  11. silatrane

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