sirsak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch zuurzak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsirsak/ [ˈsir.sak̚]
• Rhymes: -irsak
• Syllabification: sir‧sak

Noun

sirsak (plural sirsak-sirsak)

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

Synonyms

• durian belanda
• nangka belanda

Further reading

• “sirsak”, 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