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hum bow

hum bow noun: char siu bao with browned glazed bread.

Noun

hum bow (countable and uncountable, plural hum bows)

  1. (Northwestern, US) char siu bao with browned glazed bread

Forms of hum bow

pluralhum bows
alternative formhumbow
alternative formhum bao
alternative formhumbao
alternative formhom bow
alternative formhombow

Origin of hum bow

From 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.

Questions about hum bow

What does hum bow mean?
Hum bow means char siu bao with browned glazed bread.
What part of speech is hum bow?
Hum bow is a noun.
What is the plural of hum bow?
The plural of hum bow is hum bows.

Words near hum bow in the dictionary

  1. Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓
  2. hum
  3. hum along
  4. hum and ha
  5. hum and haw
  6. hum bow
  7. hum bows
  8. hum buzz
  9. Hum na Sutli
  10. hum-box
  11. hum-boxes

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