tambak

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noun

In Java, a brackish pond for raising fish and growing rice.

OriginJavanese ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀ →
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Meanings

nountambak (plural tambaks)

plural tambaks

  1. In Java, a brackish pond for raising fish and growing rice.

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀
  2. Englishtambak

From Javanese ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧꦏ꧀ (tambak).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

maktab
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APA

tambak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambak

MLA

“tambak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tambak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tambak.

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