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xiaolongbao

Syllables: xiao·long·baoUK/ˈʃaʊlɒŋbaʊ/

xiaolongbao noun: a type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.

xiaolongbao: a type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near...
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Noun

xiaolongbao (plural xiaolongbao or xiaolongbaos)

  1. A type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.
    • This is Din Tai Fung, the first OC outpost of the Taiwanese-based chain famous for xiaolongbaos (a.k.a. juicy pork dumplings). […] Shanghainese in origin, but perfected in Taiwan by Din Tai Fung’s Chinese founders, xiaolongbaos are bite-sized, soup-filled purses of pork.2014 September 5, Edwin Goei, “The Waiting Is the Hardest Part”, in Gustavo Arellano, editor, OC Weekly, volume 20, number 2, Costa Mesa, Calif.: OC Weekly, →OCLC, page 22
    • Perhaps the dish Shanghai is most famous for, other than its hong shao rou red-cooked pork, is xiaolongbao, a soup dumpling that is hard to pronounce but easy to devour. […] All of the xiaolongbaos are wrapped and steamed to order, and customers can watch as the assembly line of cooks prepare them.2014 October 6, Jenny Gao, “Lin Long Fang”, in Jenny Linford, editor, 1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die, London: Cassell Illustrated, published 2015, →ISBN, page 815, column 2

Forms of xiaolongbao

pluralxiaolongbao
pluralxiaolongbaos
alternative formxiao long bao
alternative formhsiao-lung-pao

Origin of xiaolongbao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 小籠包 /小笼包 (xiǎolóngbāo, literally “little-basket dumpling”).

Questions about xiaolongbao

What does xiaolongbao mean?
Xiaolongbao means a type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.
What part of speech is xiaolongbao?
Xiaolongbao is a noun.
How do you pronounce xiaolongbao?
Xiaolongbao is pronounced /ˈʃaʊlɒŋbaʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of xiaolongbao?
The plural of xiaolongbao is xiaolongbao.

Words near xiaolongbao in the dictionary

  1. Xiao'erjing
  2. Xiaochang
  3. Xiaodian
  4. Xiaodushanian
  5. Xiaogan
  6. xiaolongbao
  7. xiaolongbaos
  8. Xiaomi
  9. Xiaomin
  10. Xiaomis
  11. Xiaonan

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