nasi goreng

English

Etymology

From Indonesian nasi goreng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːsi ˈɡɔːɹɛŋ/

Noun

nasi goreng (usually uncountable, plural nasi gorengs)

1. An Indonesian rice dish, often cooked with chicken or shellfish and served with strips of omelette

Translations

Indonesian rice dish

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 印尼炒飯／印尼炒饭 (jan³ nei⁴ caau² faan⁶)

  Mandarin: 印尼炒飯／印尼炒饭 (Yìnní chǎofàn)

• Dutch: nasi goreng (nl) m
• Indonesian: nasi goreng (id)
• Japanese: ナシ・ゴレン (nashigoren), ナシゴレン (nashigoren)

References

• “nasi goreng”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Dutch

Etymology

From Indonesian nasi goreng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɑ.si ˈɡoː.rɛŋ/

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Noun

nasi goreng m (uncountable)

1. nasi goreng, fried rice
   • 1975, “Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng”, in Wieteke van Dort (lyrics), Joop Stokkermans (music), Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng‎^[1], performed by Wieteke van Dort:

     Geef mij maar nasi goreng met een gebakken ei / Wat sambal en wat kroepoek en een goed glas bier erbij

     I'll have fried rice with a fried egg, anytime / Some hot sauce and some prawn crackers and a good glass of beer to go with it

Related terms

• bami goreng

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: nasigóren

Indonesian

nasi goreng

Alternative forms

• nasgor (acronym)

Etymology

From Malay nasi goreng, from nasi (“rice”) +‎ goreng (“fried”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnasi ˈɡorɛŋ/

Noun

nasi goreng

1. fried rice, nasi goreng

Descendants

• → English: nasi goreng
• → Dutch: nasi goreng
  • → Papiamentu: nasigóren

Further reading

• “nasi goreng” 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.