panjat pinang
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of panjat (“to climb”) + pinang (“betel/areca nut; areca palm tree”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- greasy pole (a sporting event that involves staying on, climbing up, walking over or otherwise traversing a pole (or traditionally a tree) that has been made slippery)
Further reading
edit- “panjat pinang” 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.