Usat

from indonesia

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noun
kuliner
Locus
From indonesia

Definition

A type of marine fish that is edible and suitable for human consumption.

Etymology

Derived from the native Austronesian vocabulary of the Indonesian archipelago, specifically used in coastal Malay dialects to refer to certain marine fish species. The term is likely onomatopoeic or a local descriptive name long utilized by traditional fishing communities as a form of folk taxonomic identification.

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Locus