sancan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 三層／三层 (saⁿ-chân, “pork belly”, literally “three layers”). Doublet of samcan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɲ.t͡ʃan/, /san.t͡ʃan/
• Hyphenation: san‧can

Noun

sancan (first-person possessive sancanku, second-person possessive sancanmu, third-person possessive sancannya)

1. (cooking) beef flank

Related terms

• samcan

 

Further reading

• “sancan” 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.