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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROJAK

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROJAK

rojak  [ˈrodʒak] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROJAK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rojak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROJAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rojak

Rojak

Rojak or Rujak is a traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The term "Rojak" is Malay for mixture.

Definition of rojak in the English dictionary

The definition of rojak in the dictionary is a salad dish served in chilli sauce.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROJAK

roid rage
roil
roilier
roiliest
roiling
roily
roister
roisterer
roisterous
roisterously
roji
ROK
roke
rokelay
rokkaku
roky
rolag
rolamite
Roland
role

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROJAK

brak
break
freak
gak
Irak
jak
kayak
leak
muntjak
oak
outbreak
Pak
peak
sanjak
Slovak
soak
speak
steak
tilak
weak

Synonyms and antonyms of rojak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rojak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROJAK

Find out the translation of rojak to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rojak from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rojak» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

罗惹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rojak
570 millions of speakers

English

rojak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rojak
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الروجاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Rojak
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rojak
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rojak
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rojak
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rojak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rojak
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rojak
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rojak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Rojak
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rojak
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोज़क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rojak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rojak
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rojak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Rojak
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rojak
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rojak
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rojak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rojak
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rojak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rojak

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROJAK»

The term «rojak» is regularly used and occupies the 72.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of rojak
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROJAK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rojak» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rojak» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rojak

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROJAK»

Discover the use of rojak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rojak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bahasa Rojak
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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Special Programme Level 3 - Reading & Activity
Rojak Man I am a rojak man, rojak man, rojak man. I am a rojak man, come and buy from me I am a rojak man. rojak man, rojak man. I am a rojak man. Happy as can be. Rojak, rojak. Can you hear me call. Rojak, rojak. As you pass my stall.
Persatuan Perp. Sekolah M"ka, 2005
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Bonda's Love: Our Kampung Paya : a Collection of Poems
On another day the rojak mamak11 comes wearing a pagoda vest and a man's sarong with a songkok and huge trousers his voice was strong from afar “rojak, rojak, rojaaak, jaak” the mamak carries a wooden pole on his shoulders supporting ...
Siti Zainon Ismail, 2010
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Life in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Tied to both side rails of the potak, the tiliej (reefing or spil- ler lines), go up and through the two top holes in the lot, down on each side of the sail, to the centre of the lower boom tied to two line rings in the centre of the rojak kora (lower boom),  ...
Anono Lieom Loeak, Veronica C. Kiluwe, Linda Crowl, 2004
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Precipice (Book One of A Show for the Gods)
“The world is changing much quicker than I anticipated, Rojak. I made an error in judgment. I need you to replace me.” “Replace you for this term?” Danika nodded , with a slight expression of resignation on her face. “Can you start tomorrow?
Anthony DeRouen
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Indian Heritage Cooking
INDIAN ROJAK Rojak means mixture in Malay and there are two versions of this dish in Singapore—Indian rojak and Chinese or Malay rojak. The Indian version consists of many different fried fritters—up to 12 different kinds—some boiled ...
Devagi Sanmugam, Shanmugam Kasinathan, 2011
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Life is Not Complete Without Shopping: Consumption Culture ...
vegetables are used is indicative of the non-Chinese origin of rojak, indeed, rojak is Javanese in origin (rujak) and was most likely brought to Malaya by Javanese settlers in the late nineteenth century (Brissenden, 1996:160). The fact that both ...
Beng Huat Chua, 2003
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Lifestyle Journalism
To adapt a food metaphor, unlike America's melting pot, Singapore has kept all the races distinct*a variety of flavours in the rojak rather than a minestrone soup. The controls extend to food. Chua and Rajah state that, in Singapore, ''food and ...
Folker Hanusch, 2014
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Narratives of Diaspora: Representations of Asia in Chinese ...
Everything in Malaysia is champor-champor, mixed, rojak. A little Malay, a little Chinese, a little Indian, a little English. Malaysian means rojak, and if mixed right, it will be delicious . . . Give us a few more years and we'll be a totally new nation.
Walter S. H. Lim, 2013
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Singapore in 1-2 Days
Rojak translates to mishmash or hodgepodge, an accurate description of this meal where seemingly unrelated items (egg, prawn, tofu, potato) come together to be doused by a thick peanut sauce. Rojak comes in Indian-Muslim and Chinese ...
GuideGecko

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROJAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rojak is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rich rojak of styles
"Architecture in the early days was a bit like rojak," says Mr Kelvin Ang, director of conservation management at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Pakatan is rojak in the making, says Wee
JOHOR BARU: Pakatan Rakyat will soon become Pakatan Rojak with strange bedfellows if Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa) were to join the ... «The Star Online, Jun 15»
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Rachel Khoo's Spicy rojak salad
One of the highlights of a recent surf-and-yoga adventure in Bali was tucking into rojak — a zippy, crunchy, sweet-and-sour salad. The name simply means ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
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Check out these tasty bite-sized snacks on sticks
Also known as 'chiam chiam' (sticks in Hokkien), 'Rojak Cucuk' is served a different way and the sauces also have a slightly different flavour. — Picture by K.E. ... «Malay Mail Online, May 15»
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Quitting his office job to sell rojak is the best decision father of nine …
Quitting his office job to sell rojak is the best decision father of nine ever made ... it is none other than that of a pushcart stall selling rojak cucuk, operated and ... «The Rakyat Post, May 15»
6
Dragon Point will rise again in 2017
Belching orange flames, Rojak, the two-headed reptilian monster. will soon lord over the Banana and Indian rivers from his coquina perch as the fearsome new ... «WKMG Orlando, Apr 15»
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'Rojak buah' a perennial favourite that represents Malaysian society
ONE snack that truly reflects Malaysian society and culture is rojak — an eclectic mix of different ingredients and flavours that come together as a tasty dish. «The Star Online, Mar 15»
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5 favourite places for Penang-style Fruit Rojak in KL, Puchong …
Each rojak seller has his/her own combination of fruits and vegetables; papaya, cucumber, yambean, green mangoes and pineapple. Unusual additions include ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
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Rojak ice-cream, anyone? Unique flavour wins top prize in school …
The winning ice-cream went to the team from Serangoon Garden Secondary School, who won $200 in Swensen's vouchers for their rojak ice-cream. Dunearn ... «The Straits Times, Jan 15»
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Loke Wooi Kee in Ipoh: A taste of happy childhood days
A household name in Ipoh for rojak, Choong Sun Rojak stall from Old Town still operates in Loke Wooi Kee and continues to impress with their excellent rojak ... «The Malay Mail Online, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Rojak [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rojak>. May 2024 ».
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