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Tagalog
Etymology
From Philippine Hokkien 燒包／烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包／叉烧包 (caa1 siu1 baau1). Compare siyomay.
Pronunciation
Noun
siyopaw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜉᜏ᜔)
- siopao; Chinese steamed buns (especially the Philippine variety)
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References
- “siyopaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 55
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139