cukong

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noun

A group of Chinese-based business interests in Indonesia.

OriginIndonesian cukong →
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Meanings

nouncukong (plural cukongs)

plural cukongs

  1. A group of Chinese-based business interests in Indonesia.

    The cukong collaborates with licence holders who are indigenous Indonesians.

    1993, Lee Khoon Choy, Diplomacy of a Tiny State, →ISBN, page 286

Origin

  1. Indonesiancukong
  2. Englishcukong

Borrowed from Indonesian cukong, from Hokkien 主公 (chú-kong).

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APA

cukong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cukong

MLA

“cukong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cukong. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cukong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cukong.

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