Meanings
nounkrupuk (uncountable)
- uncountableAn Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices.
Synonyms: prawn cracker, shrimp chip, shrimp cracker
- uncountableA similar cracker made from animal skin or vegetables.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Indonesian (Javanese) cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various traditional spices.
Also see
Origin
- Old Javanesekerupuk
- Javaneseꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀
- Indonesiankrupuk
- Englishkrupuk
Borrowed from Indonesian krupuk or kerupuk, derived from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), inherited from Old Javanese kerupuk. Cognate with Dutch kroepoek.
More words from Indonesian, Javanese, Old Javanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch kroepoek
- kroepoekIndonesian prawn crackers
German Krabbenbrot, Krabbenchip
- KrabbenbrotIndonesian prawn crackers
- KrabbenchipIndonesian prawn crackers
Indonesian kerupuk
- kerupukIndonesian prawn crackers
Thai ข้าวเกรียบ
- ข้าวเกรียบ (kâao-grìiap)Indonesian prawn crackers
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APA
krupuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krupuk
MLA
“krupuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krupuk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krupuk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krupuk.
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