campur

Malay:

campur

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definitions

verb

  1. to mix; to combine
  2. synonyms:

  3. to add; to insert
  4. "When the play was going on, the audience would campur mulut (interject) with their comments... you could hear the audience getting into the act, saying 'Yeah! Yeah! Get him!'"

    — 2019, Suk-wai Cheong (quoting Richard Tan). The Sound Of Memories: Recordings From The Oral History Centre, Singapore. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN: 9789811208034. p.60

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adjective

  1. (used in compounds) mixed; combined
  2. Very popular and crowded lunchtime spot, where you can opt for a fabulous nasi campur, or an equally good banana-leaf curry washed down with tea, juice, or lassi.

    — 2003, Charles de Ledesma, Mark Lewis, Pauline Savage. Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Rough Guides. ISBN: 9781843530947. p.122


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