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Ambonese Malay
Noun
ampas
- leftover, remains
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: am‧pas
- IPA(key): /ʔamˈpas/,
Noun
ampas
- cliff
- Synonym: bakilid
Dutch
Etymology
From Malay ampas (“leftovers”).
Noun
ampas m (uncountable)
- (chiefly Indonesia, Suriname) bagasse (the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted)
- Synonyms: bagasse, tras
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay hampas, ampas, from Classical Malay همڤس (hampas), امڤاس (ampas).
Pronunciation
Noun
ampas (first-person possessive ampasku, second-person possessive ampasmu, third-person possessive ampasnya)
- waste, dregs, slag
- (mining) tails; tailing.
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Spanish
Noun
ampas f pl
- plural of ampa