| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| rijsttafel |
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| SYLLABICATION: | rijst·ta·fel |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r s tä f l |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also rijs·ta·fel |
| NOUN: | A traditional Indonesian meal in which a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Dutch : rijst, rice (from Middle Dutch rijs, from Old French ris; see rice) + Dutch tafel, table (from Middle Dutch tafele, from Vulgar Latin *tavola, from Latin tabula, tablet, board).
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