pinisi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Makasar pinisiʼ, cognate with English pinnace.

Noun

pinisi (plural pinisis)

  1. A kind of rigging used by Indonesian sailing vessels, carrying seven to eight sails on two masts.
  2. A traditional Indonesian wooden ship.

Cebuano

Etymology

pisi +‎ -in-

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧ni‧si

Noun

pinisi

  1. a fried dough shaped like a twisted rope and rolled in white sugar
    Synonym: shakoy

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpinisiʔ/, [ˈpʰi.ni.siʔ]

Noun

pinisi (Lontara spelling ᨄᨗᨊᨗᨔᨗ)

  1. nonstandard spelling of pinisiʼ.