krarun

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Cognate of Dutch klaroen, Spanish calalú, English callaloo, of either Amerindian or Bantu origin.[1]

Noun

krarun

  1. Chinese spinach, red spinach, Amaranthus dubius

Derived terms
  • diakrarun
  • finikrarun
  • makakrarun
  • kapuwakrarun
  • popokaikrarun
  • watrakrarun

References
  1. J. van Donselaar (2013) Nicoline van der Sijs, editor, Woordenboek van het Nederlands in Suriname van 1667 tot 1876 [Dictionary of the Dutch Language in Suriname from 1667 to 1876], Amsterdam, The Hague: Meertens Instituut/Nederlandse Taalunie, →ISBN, page 103.
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