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tahure

tahure noun: cake of salted fermented bean curd.

tahure: cake of salted fermented bean curd
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Noun

tahure (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) Cake of salted fermented bean curd.
    • Tokua and tahure factories1926, Report of the Philippine Health Service, Manila, →OCLC, page 22
    • Articles to which affixed: Soy, peanut oil, tahure, toqua, peanut, salted pepino and vinegar.1945 October, “Publication of Trade-Marks”, in Official Gazette, volume 41, number 7, Manila: National Printing Office, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 719

Examples of tahure in a sentence

  • 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:
  • Bing Escano-Garrido told me that her mother was famous in Cebu for her pancit molo and that her secret was a small amount of tahure [fermented soybean paste] in the broth.2012, Amy Besa, Romy Dorotan, “Pancit Molo”, in Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near, 2nd edition, New...
  • 2 pcs tahure or salted soy bean cubes (It's like salt/soy sauce cured tofu) […] In a bowl, combine ground pork, garlic, kusay or chives, and tahure or salted soybean-tofu cubes.2019 July 6–12, “Pancit Molo”, in Weekend Balita, volume XXVIII, number 27, Los Angeles, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22, columns 1–2:
  • 3 ounces tahure fermented bean curd, mashed […] 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 of tahure

From Tagalog tahure, from Hokkien.

Questions about tahure

What does tahure mean?
Tahure means cake of salted fermented bean curd.
How do you use tahure in a sentence?
Foods with high sodium content (not allowed or limited in high blood pressure): […] beans with added salt such as tausi, tahure, misu; […]
What part of speech is tahure?
Tahure is a noun.

Words near tahure in the dictionary

  1. Tahsin
  2. Tahsing
  3. tahtib
  4. Tahu
  5. tahua
  6. tahure
  7. tai
  8. tai chi
  9. tai chi chuan
  10. tai chi chuans
  11. tai chis

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