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ampas

Pronunciation: /ˈampas/

“ampas” is an Indonesian word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. waste
  2. dregs, slag
  3. tails; tailing
  4. bagasse (the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted)
  5. a mat measuring 2x2 meters or more made from long pandan leaves, as wide as a little finger and dried
  6. direction signs made from cut bushes, placed at road intersections

adjective

  1. bad, ugly
  2. useless
  3. futile

verb

  1. to pile something up, then hit it with a wooden stick, with the aim of cleaning it

Etymology

From Malay hampas, ampas, from Classical Malay همڤس (hampas), امڤاس (ampas).

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