jacau

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • ja cau, jacao, ja cao

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 蝦餃／虾饺 (haa1 gaau2). Compare Vietnamese há cảo, Tagalog hakaw, English hakaw / har gow, Thai ฮะเก๋า (há-gǎo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxakau/ [ˈxa.kau̯]
    • Rhymes: -akau
  • IPA(key): /xaˈkau/ [xaˈkau̯]
    • Rhymes: -au
  • Syllabification: ja‧cau

Noun

jacau m

  1. (Peru) har gow
    Meronym: chifa (“Peruvian Chinese cuisine”)
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