Definition of Ronggeng

1. a Malaysian dancing-girl [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ronggeng

rondo
rondocubism
rondorfite
rondos
rondure
rondures
rone
rone pipe
rone pipes
roneoed
roneoing
roneos
rones
rong
rongeur
ronggeng (current term)
ronggengs
rongorongo
ronidase
ronidazole
ronin
ronion
ronions
ronko
ronkos
ronne
ronneburgite
ronnel
ronnels
ronning

Literary usage of Ronggeng

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Prison of Weltevreden: And a Glance at the East Indian Archipelago by Walter M. Gibson (1855)
"I had seen her at first, as the hapless innocent victim, next as a retainer of the princess, and now, as a hired ronggeng, at a Chinaman's house. ..."

2. With the Dutch in the East: An Outline of the Military Operations in Lombock by Wouter Cool (1897)
"Her attire is similar to that of Siva. ... her attitude, that of a "ronggeng" or dancing-girl, is less modest; but according to Tonkes, viewed from the ..."

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