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puto

  • /ˈpuːtoʊ/

Where it comes from

From Tagalog puto (and other Philippine languages), from Malay putu as in Malay kuih putu (“Kue putu”), from Tamil புட்டு (puṭṭu, “a Tamil dish”).

noun putos · puto

  1. Philippines A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.

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"puto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/puto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

puto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/puto

Chicago

"puto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/puto.

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@misc{puto_2026,
  title = {puto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}