Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tausi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tausi
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Salted black beans.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Foods with high sodium content (not allowed or limited in high blood pressure): […] beans with added salt such as tausi, tahure, misu; […]"
"Other additions: salted duck eggs, tomatoes, tausi [salted black beans], and garlic"
"At Fely J’s, the dilis or dried mini anchovies are crisp fried with a slight hint of tausi and served atop hot steaming jasmine rice."
"2 Tablespoons tausi salted black beans […] Once the onion softens, add vinegar, tahure and tausi."

Etymology

From Tagalog tausi, from Hokkien 豆豉 (tāu-sī). Doublet of douchi.

Word Breakdown

Root: tawsi, 豆豉

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tausi mean?: Salted black beans.
Where does tausi come from?: From Tagalog tausi, from Hokkien 豆豉 (tāu-sī). Doublet of douchi.

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