တိုဟူး

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Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu‑hū). Doublet of တိုဖူး (tuihpu:).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tòhú/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: tuihu: • ALA-LC: tuihūʺ • BGN/PCGN: tohu: • Okell: touhù

Noun

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တိုဟူး (tuihu:)

  1. tofu

Usage notes

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တိုဟူး usually refers to chickpea tofu, a common delicacy in Burmese cuisine. ပဲပြား (pai:pra:) is used to describe tofu made from soy.

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