salak

noun

sa·​lak

səˈlak

plural -s

1

: the pear-shaped pineapple-flavored fruit of a Philippine palm (Zalacca edulia) having a twisting snakelike skin

2

or less commonly salak palm : the palm that bears the salak fruit

Word History

Etymology

native name in Malaya

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