dodol
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English
Etymology
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Noun
dodol (usually uncountable, plural dodols)
- A sweet, sticky toffee-like confection made from coconut milk, jaggery, and rice flour, found in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay dodol, from Old Javanese dodol, dwadwal (“dodol”), either via Javanese ꦢꦺꦴꦢꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (dodol) or Sundanese dodol.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdodol/
- Rhymes: -odol
- Syllabification: do‧dol
Noun
dodol (plural dodol-dodol)
- a sweet, sticky toffee-like confection made from coconut milk, jaggery, and rice flour
- dynamite tube (which shape is akin to a wrapped dodol)
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Further reading
- “dodol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.