Etymology

tapai

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Today it means: A traditional Asian food made from fermented carbohydrate, such as rice or cassava. Full definition →

Malay tapai
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  1. Malay · borrowed fromtapai“fermented rice”
  2. English todaytapai

Borrowed from Malay tapai (“fermented rice”).

Words from the same roots

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