rorano
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Ternate[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial reduplication of rano (“cool, cold”), for the medicine's reported cooling properties.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rorano
- a class of traditional Moluccan medicines generally made from a variety of leaves, herbs, barks, and roots, mashed together and boiled in water
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh