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har gow

har gow noun: a type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.

Noun

har gow (plural har gow)

  1. A type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.

har gow meaning in Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese

har gow in Tagalog

a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
hakaw

har gow in Thai

a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
ฮะเก๋า há-gǎo

har gow in Vietnamese

a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
há cảo

Forms of har gow

pluralhar gow
alternative formha gow
alternative formha kao
alternative formhakaw
alternative formhar gau
alternative formhau kau

Origin of har gow

From Cantonese 蝦餃／虾饺 (haa1 gaau2).

Questions about har gow

What does har gow mean?
Har gow means a type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.
What is har gow in Tagalog?
Har gow in Tagalog is hakaw. See Har gow meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is har gow?
Har gow is a noun.
What is the plural of har gow?
The plural of har gow is har gow.

Words near har gow in the dictionary

  1. haqueton
  2. haquetons
  3. har
  4. har de har har
  5. har gau
  6. har gow
  7. Har Har Mahadev
  8. HAR1
  9. HAR2
  10. Hara
  11. hara-kiri

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