Etymology

pempek

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Today it means: A savoury fishcake delicacy from Indonesia (Palembang), made of fish, egg, and tapioca usually served with the traditional spice-based broth and sometimes also served with noodles. Full definition →

Indonesian pempek ← Musi pempek
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The story

  1. Musi · derived frompempek
  2. Indonesian · learned borrowing frompempek
  3. English todaypempek

Learned borrowing from Indonesian pempek, derived from Musi pempek.

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