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cha shao

cha shao is the alternative form of char siu.

Meaning of char siu

Noun

char siu (uncountable)

  1. A style of preparation of barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine, typically using honey and spices.
    • We settled on cumin-spiced lamb buns, Moreton Bay bug crystal dumplings and the char siu Ōra King salmon fillet.2021 February, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 37, column 1
    Synonyms:
    barbecue pork, BBQ pork

Questions about cha shao

What is cha shao the alternative form of?
Cha shao is the alternative form of char siu.

Words near cha shao in the dictionary

  1. cha cha cha
  2. cha cha chas
  3. cha chaan teng
  4. cha chaan tengs
  5. cha chas
  6. cha shao
  7. cha'm
  8. cha'ms
  9. cha-cha
  10. cha-cha-cha
  11. cha-cha-chas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cha shao (page history and authors); char siu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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