English
kretek
Kretek comes from Indonesian keretek ‘kretek (cigarette)’.
- Indonesianmodernkeretekas kretek‘kretek (cigarette)’
- Englishtodaykretek
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Indonesianmodernkeretekas kretek‘kretek (cigarette)’
- Englishtodaykretek
Every English word from Indonesian keretek
Today it means
noun A cigarette containing clove as well as tobacco, originating from Indonesia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Indonesian keretek / kretek