ketupat

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Brunei, Malaysia/kəˈtupat/Singapore/ˈkətupat/

noun

An Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and boiled.

OriginMalay ketupat →
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Meanings

nounketupat (countable and uncountable, plural ketupats)

plural ketupats

  1. BruneiMalaysiaSingaporecountableuncountableAn Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and boiled.

Origin

  1. Malayketupat
  2. Englishketupat

Borrowed from Malay ketupat.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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