siopao

From Tagalog siopao, from Philippine Hokkien 燒包 / 烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包 / 叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). Compare siomai.

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈʃoː.paʊ̯/

siopao (plural siopaos or siopao)

1. (Philippines) Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known as "siopao asado")

• Not to be confused with taipao (大包 (daai⁶ baau¹)) or fried siopao (煎包 (chian-pau)).

From Philippine Hokkien 燒包 / 烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包 / 叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). Compare siomai.

siopao

1. siopao; Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant)
2. (informal) a round face

siopao

1. (informal, of a person) having a round face

• siopaoan

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈopaw/ [ˈʃoː.paʊ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈopaw/ [ˈsjoː.paʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -opaw
• Syllabification: si‧o‧pao

siopao (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜉᜏ᜔)

1. (common) alternative spelling of siyopaw