koloke

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 咕咾雞／咕咾鸡, 咕嚕雞／咕噜鸡 or 古老雞／古老鸡, which translate into sweet-and-sour chicken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈloke]
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ké

Noun

koloke (first-person possessive kolokeku, second-person possessive kolokemu, third-person possessive kolokenya)

1. (cooking) sweet-and-sour.

   Synonyms: asam manis, keluyuk

Further reading

• “koloke” 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.