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dabao

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Singapore[ˌtɑ(ː)˧ˈpaʊ]

dabao is the alternative form of tapao.

Meaning of tapao

Verb

tapao (mostly invariable)

  1. (Malaysia, Manglish, Singapore, Singlish, ambitransitive, invariable) To order (food) as takeaway; to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere.
    • Recently, my friend ‘tapao’ (packed) 20 packets of kolo mee before she flew back to Kuala Lumpur.2012 September 4, Wilfred Pilo, “Kolo-mee the signature dish of Kuching”, in The Borneo Post, Kuching, Malaysia, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2014

Origin of dabao

From Chinese Mandarin 打包 (daa3 baau1, “to pack and unpack”).

Questions about dabao

What is dabao the alternative form of?
Dabao is the alternative form of tapao.
How do you pronounce dabao?
Dabao is pronounced [ˌtɑ(ː)˧ˈpaʊ] (Singapore).

Words near dabao in the dictionary

  1. Daba
  2. daba grass
  3. dabai
  4. dabakan
  5. Dabancheng
  6. dabao
  7. Dabb
  8. dabb lizard
  9. dabb lizards
  10. dabba
  11. dabbaba

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