English Explanatory Dictionary

hopia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔp.jɐ/ /ˈhɔp.jɐʔ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hopia.wav

Word forms

hopia hopias

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog hopia, from Spanish hopia, from Hokkien, possibly 好餅 /好饼 (hó piáⁿ, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅 /香饼 (hioⁿ-piáⁿ, literally “fragrant pastry”), Indonesian bakpia. Compare Cebuano hopya.

Related words

lumpia popiah

Derived words

black mongo hopia brownie hopia cheese hopia chinese hopia chocolate fudge hopia condol hopia custard hopia dice hopia hopia combi hopia dice mongo hopia dice ube hopia mochaccino hopia red mongo Japanese hopia macapuno hopia macapuno pandan hopia mongo hopia pork hopia ube hopia
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