Meanings
pandan1
nounpandan (countable and uncountable, plural pandans)
plural pandans
- MalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporecountableA screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).
- uncountableTraditional food flavouring derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius.
“Like vanilla, but better,” she explains. “It’s fragrant and herbal, like you’re taking a big breath of the forest. I can’t believe white people haven’t learned about pandan yet.”
2023, R. F. Kuang, Yellowface, The Borough Press, page 17
Pandan2
proper noun
- A barangay of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- A barangay of Bogo, Cebu, Philippines.
- A municipality of Antique, Philippines.
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Origin
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paŋdan
- Malaypandan
- Englishpandan
Borrowed from Malay pandan, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of hala via Hawaiian.
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APA
pandan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandan
MLA
“pandan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pandan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pandan.
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