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taro cake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of savoury Chinese cake made from flour and taro, often topped with fried shallots and chopped spring onions, served either steamed or pan-fried.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 芋頭糕/芋头糕 (yùtougāo).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 芋頭糕 /芋头糕 — savoury Chinese cake
  • Hakka Chinese: 芋粄 (vu-pán) — savoury Chinese cake
  • Chinese: 芋粿 (zh-min-nan) — savoury Chinese cake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芋頭糕 /芋头糕 (yùtougāo) — savoury Chinese cake
  • Finnish: jamssikakku — savoury Chinese cake
  • Malay: kuih keladi — savoury Chinese cake