Also katjang. [f. Malay and Javanese katjang ‘bean,’ applied to species of Lablab, Dolichos, Phaseolus, Arachis, etc.; katjang-mienjak, -soeock, -tana, are names, in different islands, of Arachis hypogæa.] The ground-nut, Arachis hypogæa (N.O. Leguminosæ). Hence katchung-oil, expressed from the seeds of this, used in warm climates as a substitute for olive oil.
1858. in Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Katchung-oil.
1883. in Percy Smith, Gloss. Terms.
