Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ketupat

/kəˈtupat/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: ke-tu-pat
IPA: /kəˈtupat/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and boiled.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay ketupat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ketupats (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hanging rice puso

Questions

How do you pronounce ketupat?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈtupat/.
What does ketupat mean?: An Asian dumpling made from rice wrapped in a woven palm-leaf pouch and boiled.
Where does ketupat come from?: Borrowed from Malay ketupat.

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