English
jiak kentang
Jiak kentang may come from Hokkien 食kentang.
- Hokkienmodern食kentanguncertain
- Englishtodayjiak kentang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern食kentanguncertain
- Englishtodayjiak kentang
The story
Historically, the choice of potatoes over rice as a staple food, or its inclusion in one’s diet was seen as a shift towards a more Westernized lifestyle.
Every English word from Hokkien 食kentang
Today it means
verb Of a person, to be westernized; to have abandoned one's own cultural traditions in favor of a westernized lifestyle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 食kentang / jiak kentang