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gegares

[ɡəɡarəs]

noun

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. to eat
  2. An informal term used to describe the act of eating, often implying a hearty or casual meal.
Examples

Tuh orang mah udah warek-warek gegares duren, kalo guah mah boro-boro madang duren, ditengok bae ora!

Those people have all been full from eating durians, while me, much less being able to eat durians (with them), they never even paid me a visit!

Pronunciationɡəɡarəs

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteUsed colloquially, typically in informal social settings.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.