bakpia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 肉餅 / 肉饼 (bah-piáⁿ, “meat pastry”), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 餅／饼 (piáⁿ, “pastry; round flat cake; cookie; cake”). See also Tagalog hopya.

Pronunciation

Noun

bakpia

  1. flaky pastry (typically filled with mung bean (Vigna radiata) or etc.)

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