Etymology

kretek

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Today it means: A cigarette containing clove as well as tobacco, originating from Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian kretek
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  1. Indonesian · borrowed fromkretek
  2. English todaykretek

Borrowed from Indonesian kretek, of onomatopoetic origin.

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