rica-rica

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of rica (“chili pepper”).

Noun

rica-rica

1. plural of rica (“chili pepper”)
2. (cooking) rica-rica: a type of Southeast Asian hot and spicy bumbu (spice mixture) found in Manado cuisine of North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Further reading

• “rica-rica” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.