makan sepuasnya

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of makan (“to eat”) +‎ sepuasnya (“as much as one likes”), probably calque from Japanese 食(た)べ放題(ほうだい) (tabehōdai, “all-you-can-eat”, literally “to eat + as much as one likes”).

Phrase

makan sepuasnya

1. all-you-can-eat.

Further reading

• “makan sepuasnya” 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.