"kerokan" meaning in All languages combined

See kerokan on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kerokan (uncountable)
  1. A sometimes injurious traditional Indonesian folk cure wherein a coin or ladle is drawn across the back in order to draw wind or bad spirits from the body. Wikipedia link: kerokan Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience
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