Etymology

hototay

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Today it means: Chinese soup of Cantonese origin typically made of chicken breast, carrots, peas, poached eggs, etc. Full definition →

Cantonese 好到底
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from好到底“good to the last drop”
  2. English todayhototay

Borrowed from Cantonese 好到底 (hou² dou³ dai², “good to the last drop”, literally “good till the bottom”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Tagalog hototay.

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