Etymology

bakwan

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Today it means: A kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour. Full definition →

Indonesian bakwan ← Hokkien 肉圓 /肉圆
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  1. Hokkien · derived from肉圓 /肉圆“meatball”
  2. Indonesian · borrowed frombakwan
  3. English todaybakwan

From Indonesian bakwan, from Hokkien 肉圓 /肉圆 (bah-oân, “meatball”) or 肉丸 (bah-oân, “meatball”). Doublet of ba-wan.

Words from the same roots

Hokkien肉圓 all →

ba-wan

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