bakpao
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- bakpau
- bapao (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Min Nan 肉包 (bah-pao), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 包 (pao, “baozi”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baʔpao/
- Hyphenation: bak‧pao
Noun
bakpao (first-person possessive bakpaoku, second-person possessive bakpaomu, third-person possessive bakpaonya)
- 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
- “bakpao” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.