sangkole

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saŋ.ˈko.le]

Noun

sangkole (Jawi سڠکولي)

1. a pear-shaped basket used to carry produce (fruit, vegetables, etc.), traditionally woven from the leaves of the areng palm (Arenga pinnata)
2. the kue suami, a sweet made of sweet potatoes, formed in the shape of the sangkole basket

Alternative forms

• sangkola

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh