lokio

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 蕗蕎蕗荞 (lō͘-kiō, “Chinese onion (Allium chinense)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lokio (plural lokio-lokio)

  1. garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek (Allium ramosum, Allium tuberosum)
    Synonyms: kucai, sigando
  2. (cooking) chive (Allium schoenoprasum)

References

  1. ^ Russell Jones (2009) Chinese loan-words in Malay and Indonesian: A background study, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, →ISBN Invalid ISBN
  2. ^ Philip Leo (1975) Chinese loanwords spoken by the inhabitants of the city of Jakarta, Lembaga Research Kebudayaan Nasional, LIPI

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