Meanings
serang1
plural serangs
- IndiahistoricalA native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
The serang or his deputy could serve as a rebel leader or as a point of protest; there were even times when isolated Europeans joined the rebel cause.
2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 1611 more example
The discovery that the substance in his mouth was of vegetable origin came as no great reassurance to Zachary: once, when the serang spat a stream of blood-red juice over the rail, he noticed the water below coming alive with the thrashing of shark's fins.
2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 14
Serang2
- The provincial capital of Banten, Indonesia.
- alternativeAlternative form of Seram (“island”).
Origin
Serang · proper noun
- IndonesianSerang
- EnglishSerang
From Indonesian Serang.
More words from Indonesian
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Chinese Mandarin 西冷
- 西冷 (xīlěng)city in Indonesia
Indonesian Serang
- Serangcity in Indonesia
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serang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serang
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