Interesting Hokkien Words

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This post only discusses Hokkien Hokkien, not Taiwanese Hokkien with stronger Japanese influence.

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高麗菜

Cabbage, not cauliflower (from which this word comes from) or iceberg lettuce (which looks like cabbage).

塗豆

Peanut, not potato, even though many would write it down as 土豆.

https://zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A1%97%E8%B1%86

https://www.wikiwand.com/zh-tw/%E5%9C%9F%E8%B1%86 (涂豆 thôo-tāu, 但是塗的下面應該加一個土, see the Wiktionary link above)

Also used multiple times in the short anime video below (dubbed in Hokkien, with Mandarin subtitles):

茶

My family make and drink tea every day, it's definitely an important part of our culture.