makan sepuasnya
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of makan (“to eat”) + sepuasnya (“as much as one likes”), probably calque of Japanese 食べ放題 (tabehōdai, “all-you-can-eat”, literally “to eat + as much as one likes”).
Further reading
- “makan sepuasnya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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