Meanings
nouncendol (countable and uncountable, plural cendols)
plural cendols
- countableuncountableA traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk
Origin
- Old Javaneseceṇḍol
- Javaneseꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀“protuberant”
- Balineseᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄“rice or sago syrup”
- Englishcendol
Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).
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Chinese Mandarin 珍多冰, 煎蕊
- 珍多冰 (zhēnduōbīng)Bali-Java dessert
- 煎蕊 (jiānruǐ)Bali-Java dessert
- 煎律Bali-Java dessert
- 晶露Bali-Java dessert
Indonesian cendol, dawet
- cendolBali-Java dessert
- dawetBali-Java dessert
Japanese チェンドル
- チェンドルBali-Java dessert
Korean 첸돌
- 첸돌 (chendol)Bali-Java dessert
Malay cendol
- cendolBali-Java dessert
Thai ลอดช่อง
- ลอดช่อง (lɔ̂ɔt-chɔ̂ng)Bali-Java dessert
Vietnamese bánh lọt
- bánh lọtBali-Java dessert
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Cite this entry
APA
cendol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cendol
MLA
“cendol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cendol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cendol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cendol.
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