The story
- Malay · borrowed frombelacan
- English todaybalachong
From Malay belacan.
Words from the same roots
Malaybelacan all →
balichaobelachanblatjang
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
balachong
Today it means: A Malaysian and Singaporean form of ngapi, a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp. Full definition →
Malay belacan