Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hototay

/hoˈt̪oː.t̪aɪ̯/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-to-tay
IPA: /hoˈt̪oː.t̪aɪ̯/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

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 Tagalog hototay.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

hototay soup

Questions

How do you pronounce hototay?: The recorded pronunciation is /hoˈt̪oː.t̪aɪ̯/.
What does hototay mean?: Chinese soup of Cantonese origin typically made of chicken breast, carrots, peas, poached eggs, etc.
Where does hototay come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 好到底 (hou² dou³ dai², “good to the last drop”, literally “good till the bottom”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Tagalog hototay.

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