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rojak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
ro-jak
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Malaysian and Indonesian salad of mixed raw fruits and vegetables served with a sauce.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person of mixed ethnic heritage.

Countable; Slang

Etymology

From Dutch roedjak, from Javanese ꦫꦸꦗꦏ꧀ (rujak), from Old Javanese rujak.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rojaks (plural)

Phrases

Indian rojak

Questions

What does rojak mean?
A traditional Malaysian and Indonesian salad of mixed raw fruits and vegetables served with a sauce.
Where does rojak come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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