Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satay

/sæˈteɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: sa-tay
IPA: /sæˈteɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Crabbe bought sateh for all: tiny knobs and wedges of fire-hot meat on wooden skewers, to be dipped in a lukewarm sauce of fire and eaten with slivers of sweet potato and cucumber."

Etymology

Etymology tree Tamil சதை (catai)bor. Javanese ꦱꦠꦺ (saté)bor. Malay sateder. English satay From Malay sate (“satay”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of sosatie and shacha.

Word Breakdown

Root: sate, சதை

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sæˈteɪ/
British English: /ˈsæt.eɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

satays (plural) satai (alternative) saté (alternative) sate (alternative) sateh (alternative)

Phrases

satay stick

Homonyms

sauté (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce satay?: The recorded pronunciation is /sæˈteɪ/.
What does satay mean?: A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Where does satay come from?: Etymology tree Tamil சதை (catai)bor. Javanese ꦱꦠꦺ (saté)bor. Malay sateder. English satay From Malay sate (“satay”), ultimately from Tamil சதை (catai). Doublet of sosatie and shacha.

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