Where does “taugé” come from?
taugé (Dutch) comes from Indonesian tauge, from Indonesian taoge, from Chinese tāu-gê — bean sprout.
taugé (Dutch): mung bean sprout, shoots of the mung bean
Definitions
- mung bean sprout, shoots of the mung bean
Ancestry of “taugé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Indonesian | tauge | Alternative spelling of taoge |
| 2 | Indonesian | taoge | bean sprout |
| 3 | Chinese | tāu-gê | bean sprout |