puto

P3U1T1O1
/ˈpuːtoʊ/

noun

A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.

OriginTagalog puto ← Philippine ← Malay putu →
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Meanings

nounputo (plural putos or puto)

plural putos

  1. PhilippinesA rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.

Origin

  1. Tamilபுட்டு“a Tamil dish”
  2. Malayputu
  3. Philippine
  4. Tagalogputo
  5. Englishputo

From Tagalog puto (and other Philippine languages), from Malay putu as in Malay kuih putu (“Kue putu”), from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”).

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Cite this entry
APA

puto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puto

MLA

“puto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puto.

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