tempeh

tem·peh

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tem-pey]
- /ˈtɛm peɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tem-pey]
- /ˈtɛm peɪ/

Definitions of tempeh word

noun tempeh a fermented soybean cake. 1
noun tempeh fermented soya beans 0
noun tempeh a cheeselike, high-protein food, originally of Indonesia, made of cooked soybeans fermented with a rhizopus fungus and used as a meat substitute, in salads, etc. 0

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Origin of tempeh

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65, tempeh is from the Javanese word témpé

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Parts of speech for Tempeh

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tempeh

tempeh popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tempeh usage trend in Literature

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