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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