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warangan

Pronunciation: /waˈraŋan/

“warangan” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. realgar (a mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores)
  2. a concoction in the form of arsenic mineral powder mixed with distilled lime juice, functions to clean and preserve a kris so that it does not deteriorate or rust quickly
  3. mineral material containing arsenic to make rat poison
  4. arsenic

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese warangan (“a substance that can kill is often used to clean kris”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baraŋan (“rat-weed, arsenic”). Compare to Cebuano barang (“witchcraft; black magic; sorcery”), Masbatenyo barang (“curse”), Waray-Waray barang (“witchcraft”).

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