Ternate

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Etymology

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Partial reduplication of rano (cool, cold), for the medicine's reported cooling properties.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rorano

  1. a class of traditional Moluccan medicines generally made from a variety of leaves, herbs, barks, and roots, mashed together and boiled in water

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh