tausi

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noun

Salted black beans.

OriginTagalog tausi ← Hokkien 豆豉 →
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Meanings

nountausi (uncountable)
  1. PhilippinesuncountableSalted black beans.

    Other additions: salted duck eggs, tomatoes, tausi [salted black beans], and garlic

    2012, Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan, “Chilled Lobster Kinilaw”, in Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, →ISBN, chapter 2 (Food That Was Always Ours), page 51, column 3
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    Foods with high sodium content (not allowed or limited in high blood pressure): […] beans with added salt such as tausi, tahure, misu; […]

    1979, Sugar News, volume 55, Manila, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 43, column 2

    At Fely J’s, the dilis or dried mini anchovies are crisp fried with a slight hint of tausi and served atop hot steaming jasmine rice.

    2014 November, Claude Tayag, Mary Ann Quioc, “Dilis-cious rice”, in Linamnam: Eating One’s Way Around the Philippines, 2nd edition, Mandaluyong: Anvil Publishing, →ISBN, “Metro Manila” section, page 76

    2 Tablespoons tausi salted black beans […] Once the onion softens, add vinegar, tahure and tausi.

    2022 March 7–13, “Tochong Bangus”, in Mindanao Examiner, Mindanao, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025, page 9, columns 3–4

Origin

  1. Hokkien豆豉
  2. Tagalogtausi
  3. Englishtausi

From Tagalog tausi, from Hokkien 豆豉 (tāu-sī). Doublet of douchi.

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APA

tausi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tausi

MLA

“tausi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tausi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tausi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tausi.

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