tawpe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • taupe, tau pe, tau'pe
  • taope, tao pe

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆皮 (tāu-phê, “beancurd skin; tofu skin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtawpe/ [ˈt̪aʊ̯.pɛ]
  • Rhymes: -awpe
  • Syllabification: taw‧pe

Noun

tawpe (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏ᜔ᜉᜒ)

  1. beancurd tofu skin food wrap (usually for wrapping kikiam)

References

  • 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 140
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