nasi goreng

/ˈnɑːsi ˈɡɔːɹɛŋ/

noun

In Malaysian and Indonesian cookery: a dish of savoury fried rice with a variety of ingredients including meat (occasionally also fish) and a sliced omelette or fried egg.

OriginMalay nasi goreng →
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Meanings

nounnasi goreng (usually uncountable, plural nasi gorengs)

plural nasi gorengs

  1. uncountableusuallyIn Malaysian and Indonesian cookery: a dish of savoury fried rice with a variety of ingredients including meat (occasionally also fish) and a sliced omelette or fried egg.

Origin

  1. Malaynasi goreng
  2. Malaynasi goreng
  3. Englishnasi goreng

Borrowed from Malay nasi goreng.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 印尼炒飯 /印尼炒饭
  • 印尼炒飯 /印尼炒饭 (jan³ nei⁴ caau² faan⁶)Indonesian rice dish
Chinese Mandarin 印尼炒飯 /印尼炒饭
  • 印尼炒飯 /印尼炒饭 (Yìnní chǎofàn)Indonesian rice dish
Dutch nasi goreng
  • nasi gorengIndonesian rice dish
Indonesian nasi goreng
  • nasi gorengIndonesian rice dish
Japanese ナシ・ゴレン, ナシゴレン
  • ナシ・ゴレン (nashigoren)Indonesian rice dish
  • ナシゴレン (nashigoren)Indonesian rice dish
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