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- Malay · borrowed fromnasi lemak
- English todaynasi lemak
Borrowed from Malay nasi lemak (literally “rich rice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nasi lemak
Today it means: A fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and pandan leaf, commonly found in Malaysia and neighbouring areas with significant Malay populations. Full definition →
Malay nasi lemak