makanan laut

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of makanan (“food”) +‎ laut (“sea”), a calque of English seafood.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˌka.nan ˈla.ut/, [maˌka.nan ˈla.ʊt̪̚]

Noun

makanan laut (plural makanan-makanan laut)

  1. (common, formal) seafood
    Synonym: (formal, technical) boga bahari

Usage notes

Considered very formal, instead the English borrowing seafood is much more used.

Further reading

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