ang-khak

noun

ˈaŋˌkak

plural -s

: red rice sense 1

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Southern Min Chinese âng-khak (Peh-oe-ji Romanization), from âng "red" + khak "brewer's yeast"

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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