berongga

Berongga is a term found in several Southeast Asian languages used as an adjective to describe objects characterized by porosity or internal cavities. The word likely derives from the Malay and Indonesian noun rongga, meaning cavity or hollow, with the prefix ber- indicating a property or state, yielding “having cavities” or “porous.” The exact sense of berongga can vary by dialect and context, and it is not widely standardized in formal dictionaries.

In everyday usage, berongga commonly describes physical textures such as bread with large air pockets (for example, roti berongga) or materials with visible perforations and voids, such as porous stone or lightweight foams. It can also be used metaphorically to describe things that are not solid or are riddled with gaps, such as arguments or plans, depending on the speaker and context.

In some contexts, berongga may appear in discussions of anatomy, biology, or geology to indicate structures that contain cavities or are porous. However, because usage is regional, the term appears primarily in colloquial speech and descriptive writing, and standard translations or definitions may differ across communities.

See also: rongga, porous, honeycomb, cavity.