cendol
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Balinese ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol, “rice or sago syrup”) or Javanese ꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀ (cèndhol, “protuberant”), from Old Javanese ceṇḍol.
First attested in the Tantri Demung found at Sidemen Karangasem district in Bali, 1728 AD, as ᬘᬾᬦ᭄ᬤᭀᬮ᭄ (céndol).
Noun
cendol (countable and uncountable, plural cendols)
- A traditional Balinese and Javanese sweet made with rice flour or sago noodles and coconut milk
Translations
Bali-Java dessert