karing-karing

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Kristang

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Etymology

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From Malay kering-kering.[1]

Noun

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karing-karing (plurale tantum)

  1. Bombay duck, an edible lizardfish (Harpadon nehereus)[2]

References

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  • Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
  1. ^ Prištic, p. 58
  2. ^ Prištic, p. 25, 58