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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 好到底 (hou2 dou3 dai2, “good to the last drop”, literally “good till the bottom”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare batutay, goto, tito, hopya, katay.
Pronunciation
Noun
hototay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆᜓᜆᜌ᜔)
- soup of Cantonese origin made of chicken breast, carrots, peas, poached eggs, etc.
Further reading
- “hototay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 25
- Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 171