Bahasa Melayu

penganan

Bahasa Melayu

English

sweet cake, delicacy, pastry, snack

Penganan is a sweet snack or pastry, often served as a treat.

ڤڠنان

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Ibu membeli penganan untuk minum petang.

    Mother bought some pastries for afternoon tea.

  2. Tetamu itu dijamu dengan penganan tradisional.

    The guests were served traditional delicacies.

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penganan

Here it refers to a sweet snack or pastry.

Word family

Common derived forms

megan
a sweet rice snack made with suet and eggs
segan
a kind of sweet snack

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.