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Malay
Etymology
From Teochew 豆乾／豆干 (tāu-kuaⁿ) or Xiamen Hokkien 豆乾／豆干 (tāu-koaⁿ).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
taukua (Jawi spelling تاوکوا, plural taukua-taukua, informal 1st possessive taukuaku, 2nd possessive taukuamu, 3rd possessive taukuanya)
- (Northern Peninsular Malay) tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)
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References
- ^ 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, Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center, →ISBN, page 2775
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Aqmarul Akhyar (2020 April 20) “Tau Kua Heci, Kuliner Legendaris Khas Tionghoa Binjai”, in Truly Okto Hasudungan Purba, editor, Tribun Medan, archived from the original on 9 February 2021
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