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pacu jawi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
pacu -jawi
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional bull race in the Tanah Datar region of West Sumatra, Indonesia, where jockeys cling to a wooden plow attached to a pair of bulls, racing across muddy, harvested rice paddies to showcase their cattle's strength and speed, serving as a cultural festival and a way to boost the value of the bulls for sale. The crowd often decides on the best performers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian pacu jawi; pacu + jawi, literally meaning "bull race".

Questions

What does pacu jawi mean?
A traditional bull race in the Tanah Datar region of West Sumatra, Indonesia, where jockeys cling to a wooden plow attached to a pair of bulls, racing across muddy, harvested rice paddies to showcase their cattle's strength and speed, serving as a cultural festival and a way to boost the value of the bulls for sale. The crowd often decides on the best performers.
Where does pacu jawi come from?
Borrowed from Indonesian pacu jawi; pacu + jawi, literally meaning "bull race".

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