Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begedil

/ˈbəɡədɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: begedil
IPA: /ˈbəɡədɪl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep fried potato patty of Javanese origin, derived from the Dutch meat based frikadel. Introduced to Singapore and Malaysia by Javanese immigrants.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bergedel, begedil, from Javanese bregedel, from Indonesian perkedel, from Dutch frikadel.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: bregedel, perkedel, frikadel

Inflected Forms

begedils (plural)

Synonyms

potato cutlet

Questions

How do you pronounce begedil?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbəɡədɪl/.
What does begedil mean?: A deep fried potato patty of Javanese origin, derived from the Dutch meat based frikadel. Introduced to Singapore and Malaysia by Javanese immigrants.
Where does begedil come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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