taugeh

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Singapore/ˌtaʊ ˈɡeɪ/Singapore[ˌt˭aʊ˨ ˈɡeː˨˦]

noun

Mung bean sprouts.

OriginHokkien 豆芽 →
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Meanings

nountaugeh (uncountable)
  1. MalaysiaSingaporeinformaluncountableMung bean sprouts.

    All of us daughters-in-law had to help in the kitchen, picking taugeh, cutting vegetables for the popiah […]

    1983, Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill, →ISBN, Act 1, page 18

Origin

  1. Hokkien豆芽
  2. Englishtaugeh

From Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê).

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Cite this entry
APA

taugeh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taugeh

MLA

“taugeh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taugeh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taugeh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taugeh.

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