tapay
Pronunciation: /ˈtapaj/
“tapay” is a Tagalog word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay (“rice wine, yeast, fermented rice”). Compare Ilocano tapey (“rice wine”), Kankanaey tapey, Kapampangan tape, Central Bikol tapay, Maranao tapay (“yeast”), Malay tapai (“yeast, leavened cake”), and Javanese ꦠꦥꦺ (tapé, “sweet fermented rice dish”).
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