angkak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Min Nan 紅麴／红曲 (âng-khak, “red yeast”), from Min Nan 紅／红 (âng, “red”) + 麴／曲 (khak, “yeast”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aŋkak/
  • Hyphenation: ang‧kak

Noun

angkak (plural angkak-angkak, first-person possessive angkakku, second-person possessive angkakmu, third-person possessive angkaknya)

  1. food coloring from rice fermentation by Monascus purpureus.
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