tapao
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Malaysia[ˌt˭ɑ(ː)˧ˈp˭aʊ(˦)]
tapao verb: to order (food) as takeaway; to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere.
Verb
tapao (mostly 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
- "People don't want to go eat out every day, and whenever you tapao home it's usually from a hawker centre.2015 September 5, Rachel Loi, quoting Stephan Zoisl, “Fine dining made easy”, in The Business Times, Singapore, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2017
Forms of tapao
| alternative form | dabao |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tapau |
| alternative form | tapow |
Origin of tapao
Borrowed from Cantonese 打包 (daa³ baau¹, “to pack”).
Questions about tapao
- What does tapao mean?
- Tapao means to order (food) as takeaway; to pack food so it can be consumed elsewhere.
- What part of speech is tapao?
- Tapao is a verb.
- How do you pronounce tapao?
- Tapao is pronounced [ˌt˭ɑ(ː)˧ˈp˭aʊ(˦)] (Malaysia).
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