Blanda

noun

Blan·​da

ˈbländə

variants or Belanda

bəˈländə,

ˈbl-

plural -s

: dutchman

—used especially in the Malay peninsula

Word History

Etymology

Malay bĕlanda, from a Dravidian word derived from Portuguese Holanda Holland

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