gula-gula

== Ambonese Malay == === Etymology === Derived from Malay gula-gula and a reduplication of gula. === Noun === gula-gula candy == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay gula-gula, from reduplication of gula (“sugar”). === Noun === gula-gula (plural gula-gula) confection, candy Synonym: permen (colloquial, figurative) everything that pleases the heart (colloquial, figurative) prostitute, slut (colloquial, figurative) concubine, mistress ==== Synonyms ==== (female prostitute): see Thesaurus: pelacur === Further reading === “gula-gula”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Reduplication of gula. === Noun === gula-gula (plural gula-gula) confection, candy ==== Descendants ==== Ambonese Malay: gula-gula Indonesian: gula-gula