Phrase guide

badak berendam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Singapore: /badak bəɹəndam/

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noun

Meaning 1

A popular traditional dessert in Asia; glutinous rice balls loaded with grated coconut that has been cooked with palm sugar or coconut sugar, which is then submerged in coconut sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay badak berendam (“glutinous rice balls in coconut sauce”), from badak (“rhinoceros”) + berendam (“the act of soaking”).