bakso

English

Etymology

From Indonesian bakso, from Hokkien 肉酥 (bah-so͘).

Noun

bakso (uncountable)

1. Indonesian meatball.

Translations

Translations

• French: bakso m
• Indonesian: bakso (id)
• Japanese: バクソ (bakuso)

Anagrams

• Bakos, Boaks, Bosak, boaks, bokas, kobas

Indonesian

Bakso.

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 肉燥 (bah-sò), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 燥 (sò, “minced meat”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔso/ [ˈbaʔ.so]
• Rhymes: -aʔso
• Syllabification: bak‧so

Noun

bakso (plural)

1. bakso, Indonesian meatball.

Further reading

• “bakso” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.