panjat pinang
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of panjat (“to climb”) + pinang (“betel/areca nut; areca palm tree”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- greasy pole (a sporting event that involves staying on, climbing up, walking over or otherwise traversing a pole (or traditionally a tree) that has been made slippery)
Further reading[edit]
- “panjat pinang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.