taukua

Malay

Etymology

From Hokkien 豆乾 / 豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ).[1][2] Compare Tagalog tokwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtawkwa/ [ˈt̪au̯.kwa]
  • Rhymes: -aukua, -kua, -ua
  • Hyphenation: tau‧kua

Noun

taukua (Jawi spelling تاوکوا, plural taukua-taukua)

  1. (Kedah) tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)

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References

  1. ^ Shurtleff, William, Huang, H.T., Aoyagi, Akiko (2014) “History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in China and Taiwan”, in History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in China and Taiwan, and in Chinese Cookbooks, Restaurants, and Chinese Work with Soyfoods Outside China (1024 BCE to 2014): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook, Including Manchuria, Hong Kong and Tibet‎[1], Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center, →ISBN, page 2775
  2. ^ Aqmarul Akhyar (20 April 2020) “Tau Kua Heci, Kuliner Legendaris Khas Tionghoa Binjai”, in Truly Okto Hasudungan Purba, editor, Tribun Medan‎[2], archived from the original on 9 February 2021

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