Etymology

kroepoek

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Today it means: An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices. Full definition →

Dutch kroepoek ← Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ ← Old Javanese kurupuk
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The story

  1. Old Javanese · derived fromkurupuk“a crunchy flake”
  2. Javanese · derived fromꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀
  3. Dutch · borrowed fromkroepoek
  4. English todaykroepoek

Borrowed from Dutch kroepoek, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kurupuk (“a crunchy flake”).

Words from the same roots

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krupuk

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