Bahasa Melayu

petis

Bahasa Melayu

English

fish paste, shrimp paste

Petis is a thick seasoning paste made from fish or shrimp.

ڤتيس

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia menambah sedikit petis ke dalam sambal.

    She added a little shrimp paste to the chilli paste.

  2. Petis itu memberikan rasa yang kuat pada kuah.

    The fish paste gave the soup a strong flavour.

Quick check

What does “shrimp paste” mean in Malay?

Show answer

petis

Petis is fish paste or shrimp paste.

Related vocabulary

MyKamus Learn

Remember this word

Save one dictionary meaning, then practise it with typed recall.

Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.