rijsttafel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch rijsttafel (“rice table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪsˌtɑːfəl/

Noun

rijsttafel (plural rijsttafels)

1. A large meal originating in colonial Indonesia composed of many different dishes with rice as the main ingredient; several side-dishes such as krupuk, acar and serundeng are served.
   • 1972 September 11, Gael Greene, “The Insatiable Critic: Ramayana east of Krakatoa”, in New York Magazine, volume 5, number 37, page 85:

     The famous rijsttafel, love-hate legacy of Dutch imperial days—at its most numbing brilliance it required 23 men and a boy to serve— […]

   • 1991 May, Guusje Moore, “Windmills and Rice”, in Vegetarian Times, number 165, page 28:

     I was born too late to experience a real Indonesian rijsttafel, but my mother used to tell me about these feasts.

   • 2002, Edward D. Webster, A year of Sundays: taking the plunge (and our cat) to explore Europe, VanderWyk & Burnham, p. 85:

     The complete or the lesser rijsttafel? I bet they're both huge, […]

   • 2007, George McDonald, Frommer's Amsterdam, Frommer's, page 106:

     The basic concept of a rijsttafel is to eat a bit of this and a bit of that, blending flavors and textures.

Dutch

Etymology

From rijst (“rice”) +‎ tafel (“table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛi̯staːfəl/

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• Hyphenation: rijst‧ta‧fel

Noun

rijsttafel f (plural rijsttafels, diminutive rijsttafeltje n)

1. a rijsttafel, an elaborate meal or banquet with many colonial Indonesia, specifically Chinese-Indonesian, rice dishes

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch rijsttafel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯stafəl/, /rɛstafəl/

Noun

rijsttafel (plural rijsttafel-rijsttafel)

1. rijsttafel