tawpe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• taupe, tau pe, tau'pe
• taope, tao pe

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆皮 (tāu-phê, “beancurd skin; tofu skin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtawpe/ [ˈtaʊ̯.pɛ]
• Rhymes: -awpe
• Syllabification: taw‧pe

Noun

tawpe (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. beancurd tofu skin food wrap (usually for wrapping kikiam)

Related terms

• taho
• tahure
• tawge
• tawsi
• tokwa
• toyo

 

References

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