English
hototay
Hototay comes from Cantonese 好到底 ‘good to the last drop’.
- Cantonesemodern好到底hou² dou³ dai²‘good to the last drop’literally ‘good till the bottom’
- Englishtodayhototay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern好到底hou² dou³ dai²‘good to the last drop’literally ‘good till the bottom’
- Englishtodayhototay
The story
Borrowed from Cantonese 好到底 (hou² dou³ dai², “good to the last drop”, literally “good till the bottom”), according to Manuel (1948).
Every English word from Cantonese 好到底
Today it means
noun Chinese soup of Cantonese origin typically made of chicken breast, carrots, peas, poached eggs, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 好到底 / hototay