magtataho

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ taho, with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡtataˈhoʔ/ [mɐɡ.t̪ɐ.t̪ɐˈhoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: mag‧ta‧ta‧ho

Noun

magtatahô (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜆᜆᜑᜓ)

  1. ambulant taho or bean curd vendor
    • 1989, Ethel Valiente, Lorenzo Ruiz: ang unang santong martir ng pilipinas:
      Kumaripas nang takbo si Lorenzo at halos nabunggo niya noon ang dalang basket ng isang magtataho.
      Lorenzo immediately ran and he almost hit the basket of a taho vendor.