oplosan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed oplos +‎ -an. Attested before 1965.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /op.los.an/
• Hyphenation: op‧los‧an

Noun

oplosan

1. (now informal) product or solution of crude mixture, often obtained by means of adulteration
2. (by extension, slang) moonshine

Further reading

• “oplosan” 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.