English Explanatory Dictionary

bao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
  2. A sandwich or stuffed bun made with this bread
noun
  1. A mancala board game played in East Africa.
noun
  1. Initialism of baryon acoustic oscillation.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/baʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bao.wav

Word forms

bao baos bau bow pao pau

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1). Cognate of Vietnamese bánh bao.

Synonyms

dim sum

Related words

baozi char siu bao dan bau gua bao hum bow tangbao Bao-angan Sabang Bao
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