soto

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noun

A traditional Indonesian soup mainly composed of broth, meat, and vegetables

OriginIndonesian soto ← Hokkien 牛草肚 →
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Meanings

soto1

nounsoto (countable and uncountable, plural sotos)

plural sotos

  1. countableuncountablecookingA traditional Indonesian soup mainly composed of broth, meat, and vegetables

Soto2

proper noun
  1. A school of Zen Buddhism in Japan, based on gradual attainment of enlightenment through meditation.

Soto3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Sotho.

SOTO4

phrase
  1. datedfare constructionaeronauticsSold outside, ticketed outside,(relative to the country of origin of travel).

Origin

soto · noun

  1. Hokkien牛草肚
  2. Indonesiansoto
  3. Englishsoto

From Indonesian soto, ultimately from Hokkien 牛草肚 (gû-chháu-tō͘).

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Soto · proper noun

  1. Japanese曹洞
  2. Japanese曹洞
  3. EnglishSoto

Borrowed from Japanese 曹洞.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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