bakwan

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noun

A kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour.

OriginIndonesian bakwan ← Hokkien 肉圓 /肉圆 →
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Meanings

nounbakwan (plural bakwans)

plural bakwans

  1. A kind of fritter from vegetables and wheat flour.

Origin

  1. Hokkien肉圓 /肉圆“meatball”
  2. Indonesianbakwan
  3. Englishbakwan

From Indonesian bakwan, from Hokkien 肉圓 /肉圆 (bah-oân, “meatball”) or 肉丸 (bah-oân, “meatball”). Doublet of ba-wan.

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APA

bakwan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakwan

MLA

“bakwan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakwan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bakwan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakwan.

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