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Among them are “ketupat” (a small rice cake boiled in a pouch of woven palm leaves) and “otak-otak” (ground fish or other seafood mixed with spices and coconut milk, wrapped in banana or ...

It can be hard to describe that feeling of being overcome by the unbearable cuteness of a fluffy little cat or a chubby-cheeked baby. But there’s now an official word for it in English: gigil.

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It says these words, while commonly used by English speakers, cannot be directly translated into any other language.

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