hototay

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 好到底 (hou² dou³ dai², “good to the last drop”, literally “good till the bottom”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare batutay, goto, tito, hopya, katay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hoˈtotaj/ [hoˈtoː.taɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -otaj
• Syllabification: ho‧to‧tay

Noun

hototay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆᜓᜆᜌ᜔)

1. soup of Cantonese origin made of chicken breast, carrots, peas, poached eggs, etc.

Related terms

• hopya

 

Further reading

• “hototay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 25
• Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 171