hum bow
English
Alternative forms
- humbow, hum bao, humbao, hom bow, hombow
Etymology
Cantonese. The first element appears to be unclear, either 鹹/咸 (haam4, “salty”) or 餡/馅 (haam6-2, “filling”). The second element is certainly 包 (baau1, “bun”), related to English baozi.
Noun
hum bow (plural hum bows)
- (Northwestern US) char siu bao with browned glazed bread