kroepoek

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English

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Noun

kroepoek (plural kroepoeks or kroepoek)

  1. An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.
    • 1971, E. M. Beekman, Lame duck‎, page 112:
      Dipped in seething oil, kroepoek cockles like burning pink paper.
    • 1988, Johanna Bates, Let's Go Dutch‎, page 111:
      They are very hard and flat and, to put it plainly, uninteresting looking until they are deep-fried. Kroepoek is a traditional part of a rice table.
    • 2008, Sarah Ainley, Around the world in 450 recipes‎, page 116:
      In Indonesia one can find a wide range of kroepoek (the 'oe' spelling betrays the Dutch influence).

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kurupuk (“a crunchy flake”). Compare to Malay keropok, Indonesian kerupuk, and Tagalog kropek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkru.puk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kroe‧poek

Noun

kroepoek m (uncountable)

  1. prawn crackers, or any other deep-fried crackers from Indonesian (Javanese) cuisine

Descendants

  • → English: kroepoek
  • → Papiamentu: krupuk

Indonesian

Noun

kroepoek (plural kroepoek-kroepoek)

  1. (1901–1947) obsolete spelling of kerupuk..
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