makanan sampah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of makanan +‎ sampah, a calque of English junk food.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ka.nan ˈsam.pah/

Noun

makanan sampah

1. junk food (food with little or no nutritional value)

Further reading

• “makanan sampah” 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.