Etymology

gula melaka

Today it means: Palm sugar made from the sap of flower buds from the coconut palm, or less commonly other palms. Full definition →

Malay gula melaka
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromgula melaka“gooseberry sugar”
  2. English todaygula melaka

Borrowed from Malay gula melaka (“gooseberry sugar”).

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