rijsttafel Syllabification: (rijst·ta·fel)Pronunciation: /ˈrīˌstäfəl/Definition of rijsttafel noun a meal of Southeast Asian food consisting of a selection of spiced rice dishes. Origin:Dutch, from rijst 'rice' + tafel 'table'rijsttafel in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of rijsttafel in the British & World English dictionary