Tenggerese

noun

Teng·​ger·​ese

¦teŋgə¦rēz,

-ēs

plural Tenggerese or Tenggereses

1

: an Indonesian people inhabiting the mountain regions of eastern Java

2

: a member of the Tenggerese people

Word History

Etymology

Javanese Tĕnggĕr Tenggerese (from tĕnggĕr high-level land, plateau) + English -ese

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