nangka belanda

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of nangka (“jackfruit”) +‎ belanda (“Dutch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnaŋka bəˈlanda]

Noun

nangka belanda (first-person possessive nangka belandaku, second-person possessive nangka belandamu, third-person possessive nangka belandanya)

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

Synonyms

• sirsak
• durian belanda

Further reading

• “nangka belanda” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.