prasmanan

Indonesian

prasmanan

Etymology

Possibly borrowed via Betawi, constructed as *prasman + -an. The word *prasman borrowed from Dutch Fransman (Frenchman) as influenced by service à la française (literally, service in the French style), which buffet is derived.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prasˈmanan]
  • Hyphenation: pras‧ma‧nan

Noun

prasmanan (first-person possessive prasmananku, second-person possessive prasmananmu, third-person possessive prasmanannya)

  1. (cooking) buffet.
    Synonym: bufet

Further reading

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