Tagalog edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 豆乳 (tāu-jí) or 豆腐 (tāu-hū).[1] See also Chinese 豆腐乳.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtahuɾe/, [ˈta.hʊ.ɾɛ]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtawɾe/, [ˈtaʊ̯.ɾɛ] (colloquial)
  • Hyphenation: ta‧hu‧re

Noun edit

táhuré (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜓᜇᜒ)

  1. cakes of salted fermented bean curd

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References edit

  1. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139.

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