English Explanatory Dictionary

otak-otak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

[ˈotaʔ ˌotaʔ]

Word forms

otak-otak otak-otaks otah-otah

Etymology

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

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