otak-otak

English

otak-otak

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay otak-otak, plural of otak (brain), from the resemblance in appearance.

Pronunciation

Noun

otak-otak (countable and uncountable, plural otak-otaks)

  1. (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Grilled fish cake wrapped inside a banana leaf; a popular snack food in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.

Translations

Malay

Noun

otak-otak

  1. plural of otak: brains
  2. otak-otak (snack)
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