wingko
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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦁꦏ (wingka, “a cake made largely of glutinous rice and desiccated coconut, toasted and sold warm”, literally “pottery shard”), from Old Javanese wiṅka (“potsherd”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wingko (plural wingko-wingko, first-person possessive wingkoku, second-person possessive wingkomu, third-person possessive wingkonya)
- (cooking) a cake made largely of glutinous rice and desiccated coconut, toasted and sold warm
Further reading
- “wingko” 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.