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cendol

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol. First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Balinese: céndol — Bali-Java dessert
  • Burmese: မုန့်လက်ဆောင်း (mun.lakhcaung:) — Bali-Java dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 珍多冰 (zhēnduōbīng) — Bali-Java dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煎蕊 (jiānruǐ) — Bali-Java dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煎律 — Bali-Java dessert
  • Chinese Mandarin: 晶露 — Bali-Java dessert
  • Indonesian: cendol — Bali-Java dessert
  • Indonesian: dawet — Bali-Java dessert
  • Japanese: チェンドル — Bali-Java dessert
  • Javanese: cèndhol — Bali-Java dessert
  • Old Javanese: ceṇḍol — Bali-Java dessert
  • Korean: 첸돌 (chendol) — Bali-Java dessert
  • Malay: cendol — Bali-Java dessert
  • Mon: လက်ဆံၚ် — Bali-Java dessert
  • Tausug: sindul — Bali-Java dessert
  • Thai: ลอดช่อง (lɔ̂ɔt-chɔ̂ng) — Bali-Java dessert
  • Vietnamese: bánh lọt — Bali-Java dessert