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siopao

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Philippines/ˈʃoː.paʊ̯/

siopao noun: chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known as "siopao asado").

siopao: chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known...
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Noun

siopao (plural siopaos or siopao)

  1. (Philippines) Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known as "siopao asado")

Forms of siopao

pluralsiopaos
pluralsiopao

Origin of siopao

From Philippine Hokkien 燒包 /烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包 /叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). See also siomai.

Words formed from siopao

  • fried siopao
  • siopao asado
  • siopao bola-bola

Questions about siopao

What does siopao mean?
Siopao means chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known as "siopao asado").
What part of speech is siopao?
Siopao is a noun.
How do you pronounce siopao?
Siopao is pronounced /ˈʃoː.paʊ̯/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of siopao?
The plural of siopao is siopaos.

Words near siopao in the dictionary

  1. sion
  2. Sionas
  3. siong
  4. sions
  5. SIOP
  6. siopao
  7. siopaos
  8. sioraside
  9. Siordia
  10. Siordias
  11. SIOs

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