tempeh

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tempeh

/ˈtɛmpeɪ/

Where it comes from

From Indonesian tempe, from Malay tempe, possibly from Old Javanese tumpi (“a food made from starch and tempeh”), or Malay tapai (“fermentation”).

noun tempehs

countable, uncountable An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a fungus (either Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae). Usually sporulation occurred when the tempeh had been exposed to air ( e.g. as the result of uncovering of the pan too frequently ) .

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noun food made from partially cooked, fermented soybeans

Español	tempeh
한국어	템페 tempe
日本語	テンペ tenpe
中文	丹貝 /丹贝 dānbèi, 天貝 /天贝 tiānbèi
Français	tempeh
Deutsch	Tempeh

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@misc{tempeh_2026,
  title = {tempeh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tempeh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}