gado gado

or ga·do-ga·do

[ gah-doh gah-doh ]

noun

1. an Indonesian dish consisting of raw or slightly cooked vegetables, as green beans, bean sprouts, and cabbage, with baked or boiled potatoes, served with a spicy peanut, chile, and coconut milk sauce.

gado-gado

/ ˈɡɑːdəʊˈɡɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. an Indonesian dish of cooked mixed vegetables and hard-boiled eggs served with a peanut sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of gado gado¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Indonesian gado-gado “hodgepodge, potpourri,” plural of gado “mix,” from mengado “to eat without rice”

Word History and Origins

Origin of gado gado¹

Bahasa Indonesia