malaysian

BrE /məˈleɪʃən/ AmE /məˈleɪʃən/

adjective, noun en → es

1 ADJECTIVE - NATIONALITY [attributive / predicative] B2

relating to Malaysia or its people

malayo, malaya

  • Malaysian food

Collocations Malaysian cuisine · Malaysian culture

  • She is Malaysian.

    Ella es malaya.

2 NOUN - PERSON [countable] B1

a person who comes from Malaysia or whose family lived there for a long time

malayo, malaya

  • a Malaysian

Collocations Malaysian citizen · Malaysian immigrant

  • He is a Malaysian businessman.

    Él es un empresario malayo.