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English
Etymology
From Cantonese. The first element appears to be unclear, either 鹹／咸 (haam4, “salty”)[1] or 餡／馅 (haam6-2, “filling”). The second element is certainly 包 (baau1, “bun”), related to English baozi.
Pronunciation
Noun
hum bow (countable and uncountable, plural hum bows)
- (Northwestern US) char siu bao with browned glazed bread
- Hypernym: bao
Translations
char siu bao
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 叉燒餐包／叉烧餐包 (caa1 siu1 caan1 baau1)
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References
- ^ Lorraine Dong, Marlon K. Hom (1980) “Chinatown Chinese: The San Francisco Dialect”, in Amerasia: “For example, foods such as barbecued pork buns are called 叉燒飽／叉烧饱 (CC) ta-su-baau in many Chinatowns, but in Seattle, they are more commonly known as 鹹飽／咸饱 (CC) haahm-baau.”