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tai babal

[tai babal]

noun

LanguageBetawi (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. a budding male jackfruit inflorescence (which will not ripen into a fruit)
  2. budding male jackfruit inflorescence
  3. These are the male flower buds of a jackfruit tree that do not grow into actual fruit. They are often used as an ingredient in local cooking.
Examples

Abis itu, tai babalnya gua lelep-lelepin di aèr, sambil gua copot-copotin tangkénya.

Then, I got the jackfruit buds immersed in water, while I'm removing the stalks.

Pronunciationtai babal

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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