tauj qaib
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White Hmong
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tauj (“coarse grass”) + qaib (“chicken”), literally “chicken grass”, as lemongrass is often cooked with chicken in Hmong cuisine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- lemongrass
- Synonym: tauj dub
References
[edit]- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 309.
- Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[2], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 260.