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🥙 A flatbread 🏝️ An Indonesian island 🗣️ A local language
roti

roti

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An island in eastern Indonesia with beaches and good surf
  • proper noun
translation icon : Roti

Examples

  • Name's Roti.

    #Lucky Number (2015)

  • Though here coconuts were called "ice colds," this ice cold was as warm as the early summer air that conducted scents to his nose: the fatty sweet smell of the coconut itself, curried goat meat from the Hot Tasty Roti truck, toffee peanuts from Sidney the Nut Man.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Travelers often visit Roti to experience its unique traditions and breathtaking landscapes.

  • Roti is known for its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture in Indonesia.

  • Many people are unaware that Roti is one of the southernmost islands in Indonesia.

Surface Forms

roti main

Etymology

Roti as a place name comes from the local name of the Indonesian island sometimes spelled Rote, so the word here is just the island's name. That is why when people say roti in travel talk they mean the island with beaches and surf.