bánh bao

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Vietnamese

bánh bao

Etymology

bánh (pastry, cake, bread) +‎ bao (sack), calque of Chinese 包子 (bao tử). Cognate of English bao.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) bánh bao (餅包)

  1. baozi
  2. a type of dumpling that is more spherical and fried rather than mountain-shaped and steamed like baozi

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