bakpao

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hokkien 肉包 (bah-pao), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 包 (pao, “baozi”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbaʔpau̯/ [ˈbaʔ.pau̯]
  • Rhymes: -aʔpau̯
  • Syllabification: bak‧pao

Noun

bakpao (plural bakpao-bakpao)

  1. baozi, a steamed stuffed bun with various fillings such as meat, bean paste, vegetables

Hyponyms

  • kehpao (“baozi with chicken filling”)

Descendants

  • → Dutch: bapao

Further reading

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