buncis

Inherited from Malay buncis, from Dutch boontjes (“small beans”).

• IPA^(key): /bun.t͡ʃɪs/

buncis (plural buncis-buncis)

1. green beans

• “buncis” 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.

Borrowed from Dutch boontjes (“small beans”).

buncis

1. green beans

Borrowed from Dutch boontjes (“small beans”). Attested in 1901.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [bun.t͡ʃes]
• Rhymes: -t͡ʃes, -es
• Hyphenation: bun‧cis

buncis (Jawi spelling بونچيس, usually used in the form kacang buncis)

1. A green bean.

   Synonyms: kacang kara, kacang pendek

• Indonesian: buncis

• “buncis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.