taugeh

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê).

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˌtaʊ ˈɡeɪ/, [ˌt˭aʊ˨ ˈɡeː˨˦]

Noun

taugeh (uncountable)

  1. (informal, Malaysia, Singapore) Mung bean sprouts.
    • 1983, Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill, →ISBN, Act 1, page 18:
      All of us daughters-in-law had to help in the kitchen, picking taugeh, cutting vegetables for the popiah […]
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