bacang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 肉粽 (bah-chàng), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 粽 (chàng, “zongzi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧cang

Noun

bacang

1. zongzi.

Alternative forms

• bakcang

Further reading

• “bacang” 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.