bánh bao

See also: bảnh bao

Vietnamese

Etymology

bánh (“pastry, cake, bread”) +‎ bao (“sack”), calque of Chinese 包子 (bao tử). Cognate of English bao.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) bánh bao • (餅包)

  1. baozi
  2. a type of dumpling that is more spherical and fried rather than mountain-shaped and steamed like baozi

See also

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