Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
taho
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog taho, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu”) or perhaps 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoe, “tofu pudding”) that it might simply be short for.

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Questions

What does taho mean?
A Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls.
Where does taho come from?
Borrowed from Tagalog taho, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu”) or perhaps 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoe, “tofu pudding”) that it might simply be short for.

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