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cendol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
cen-dol
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀, ceṇḍol

Usage

Inflected Forms

cendols (plural)

Questions

What does cendol mean?
A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk
Where does cendol come from?
Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).

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