Etymology

jelak

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Today it means: Food which makes one feel satiated, disgusted, because the taste is too overwhelming. Full definition →

Malay jelak
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The story

  1. Malay · borrowed fromjelak“bored”
  2. English todayjelak

Unadapted borrowing from Malay jelak (“bored”).

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