Where does “đậu đũa” come from?
đậu đũa (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese đậu, from Vietnamese đậu phụ, from Chinese 豆腐 — tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical...
đậu đũa (Vietnamese): yardlong bean, asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
Definitions
- yardlong bean, asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
Ancestry of “đậu đũa”, step by step
đậu đũa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese đậu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đậu | bean; nut; to park |
| 2 | Vietnamese | đậu phụ | tofu |
| 3 | Chinese | 豆腐 | tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical... |
via Vietnamese đũa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | đũa | a chopstick; a wand |