prasmanan

Indonesian

prasmanan

Etymology

Possibly borrowed via Betawi, constructed as *prasman +‎ -an. The word *prasman borrowed from Dutch Fransman (“Frenchman”) as influenced by service à la française (literally, service in the French style), which buffet is derived.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prasˈmanan]
• Hyphenation: pras‧ma‧nan

Noun

prasmanan (first-person possessive prasmananku, second-person possessive prasmananmu, third-person possessive prasmanannya)

1. (cooking) buffet.

   Synonym: bufet

Further reading

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