# Makassar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #73,404

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of South Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

## Etymology
From Dutch Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Malay Mengkasar, from Makasar Mangkasaraʼ.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/makassar