‖ katchung
(ˈkætʃʌŋ)
Also katjang.
[f. Malay and Javanese katjang ‘bean’, applied to species of Lablab, Dolichos, Phaseolus, Arachis, etc.; katjang-mienjak, -soeoek, -tana, are names, in different islands, of Arachis hypogæa.]
The ground-nut, Arachis hypogæa (family Leguminosæ). Hence katchung-oil, expressed from the seeds of this, used in warm climates as a substitute for olive oil.
| 1858 in Simmonds Dict. Trade, Katchung-oil. 1883 in Percy Smith Gloss. Terms. |