hototay

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 好到底 (hou2 dou3 dai2, literally “good to the last leftovers”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare batutay, goto, tito, hopya, katay.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ho‧to‧tay
  • IPA(key): /hoˈtotaj/, [hoˈto.taɪ̯]

Noun

hototay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆᜓᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. 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
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