gado gado

American  

[gah-doh gah-doh] / ˈgɑ doʊ ˈgɑ doʊ /

Or gado-gado

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.

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gado-gado British  

/ ˈɡɑːdəʊˈɡɑːdəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gado gado

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