What is the word ‘tante’ when translated from Indonesian to English?

The word ‘tante’ in English is aunt.

Suprisingly, the word ‘tante’ in Indonesian has a similar meaning to the word ‘tante’ in French which also means ‘aunt’ in English.

Side note: drugs Indonesians tend to call any women ‘tante’ even though they are not related, as long as that woman is older than you. For example, I would call my friend’s mom ‘tante’ rather than ‘bu’ (mam) because I am close to her.

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