nangka belanda

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of nangka (“jackfruit”) +‎ belanda (“Dutch”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌnaŋka bəˈlanda/ [ˌnaŋ.ka bəˈlan.da]
• Syllabification: nang‧ka be‧lan‧da

Noun

nangka belanda (plural nangka-nangka belanda)

1. soursop:
   1. a small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata
   2. the tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree

Synonyms

• sirsak
• durian belanda (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “nangka belanda”, 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