tawsi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆豉 (tāu-sīⁿ, “douchi”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: taw‧si
  • IPA(key): /tawˈsiʔ/, [taʊ̯ˈsiʔ]

Noun

tawsî

  1. douchi (Chinese fermented black beans)

References
  1. Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 140
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