selat
Pronunciation: /səˈlat/
“selat” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- strait (narrow channel of water)
- synonym of celah (“gap; fissure”)
- a Javanese dish influenced by Western cuisine; consists of braised beef tenderloin served in thin watery sauce made from a mixture of garlic, vinegar, sweet soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water, and spiced with nutmeg and black pepper
Etymology
Inherited from Malay selat (“strait”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *selat (“narrow opening or passage between two things”).
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