Etymology

kecap manis

Today it means: A kind of thick, sweet, and flavourful soy sauce used in Indonesian cuisine. Full definition →

Indonesian kecap manis ← Peranakan Indonesian ketjap ← Malay manis
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The story

  1. Malay · derived frommanis
  2. Peranakan Indonesian · derived fromketjap
  3. Indonesian · borrowed fromkecap manis
  4. English todaykecap manis

From Indonesian kecap manis (literally “sweet soy sauce”), from kecap + manis, with Indonesian kecap from Peranakan Indonesian ketjap & Indonesian manis from Malay manis.

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