Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kroepoek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kroe-poek
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.

Example Sentences

"Dipped in seething oil, kroepoek cockles like burning pink paper."
"They are very hard and flat and, to put it plainly, uninteresting looking until they are deep-fried. Kroepoek is a traditional part of a rice table."
"In Indonesia one can find a wide range of kroepoek (the 'oe' spelling betrays the Dutch influence)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kroepoek, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kurupuk (“a crunchy flake”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀, kurupuk

Inflected Forms

kroepoeks (plural) krupuk (alternative)

Synonyms

prawn cracker shrimp cracker

Questions

What does kroepoek mean?: An Indonesian (Javanese) shrimp cracker, made from tapioca flour, salt, ground shrimps and various spices.
Where does kroepoek come from?: Borrowed from Dutch kroepoek, from Javanese ꦏꦿꦸꦥꦸꦏ꧀ (krupuk), from Old Javanese kurupuk (“a crunchy flake”).

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