tempeh

English

Etymology

From Indonesian tempe, possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (a food made from starch and tempeh), or Indonesian tapai (“fermentation”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈtɛmpeɪ/

Noun

tempeh (countable and uncountable, plural tempehs)

  1. An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus)
    • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 1:
      The leaves were of use only to the tempeh factories, which collected them every night.

Translations

References

  1. ↑ Hendri F. Isnaeni (9 July 2014), “Sejarah Tempe”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎ (in Indonesian), Historia, retrieved 30 May 2015

French

Noun

tempeh m (plural tempehs)

  1. tempeh
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