The story
Unadapted borrowing from Malay badak berendam (“glutinous rice balls in coconut sauce”), from badak (“rhinoceros”) + berendam (“the act of soaking”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
badak berendam
Today it means: A popular traditional dessert in Asia; glutinous rice balls loaded with grated coconut that has been cooked with palm sugar or coconut sugar, which is then submerged in coconut sauce. Full definition →