# puto

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpuːtoʊ/ · frequency rank #68,561

## Definitions
1. A rice cake made of boiled or steamed rice.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/puto