bacang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bakcang
• bah-tjang

Etymology

From Hokkien 肉粽 (bah-chàng), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 粽 (chàng, “zongzi”). Compare Tagalog machang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbat͡ʃaŋ/ [ˈba.t͡ʃaŋ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃaŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧cang

Noun

bacang (plural bacang-bacang)

1. (cooking) zongzi

Further reading

• “bacang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• bachang

Etymology

Variant of embacang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃaŋ/
• Rhymes: -acaŋ, -caŋ, -aŋ

Noun

bacang (plural bacang-bacang or bacang²)

1. a type of mango, Mangifera foetida

Further reading

• "bacang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Wilkinson, R. J. (1946), “bacang”, in An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary, St. Martin's Street, London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.