longkang

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Singapore[ˈlɔŋ˧.kaŋ˦]Singapore[-˦˧]

noun

Ditch, street drain

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounlongkang (plural longkangs)

plural longkangs

  1. MalaysiaSingaporecolloquialDitch, street drain

Origin

  1. Min Nan壟溝 /垄沟
  2. Englishlongkang

Unadapted borrowing from Malay longkang, from Min Nan 壟溝 /垄沟.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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