rendang

Where does the word "rendang" come from? It comes from Minangkabau randang, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Rendang’s story begins in Minangkabau: randang meant “a slow-cooked spiced meat dish.” A rich, slow-cooked meat dish simmered in coconut milk and spices. It reached English by 1900s as rendang. From Minangkabau cooking of West Sumatra, slow-cooked with coconut milk until nearly dry. Today, rendang means a rich Indonesian dish of meat slow-cooked in coconut milk and spices.

1. Stage 1 · Minangkabau · medieval randang "a slow-cooked spiced meat dish", a rich, slow-cooked meat dish simmered in coconut milk and spices.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s rendang "a rich Indonesian spiced meat dish", from Minangkabau cooking of West Sumatra, slow-cooked with coconut milk until nearly dry.