English Explanatory Dictionary

hum bow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. char siu bao with browned glazed bread

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hum bow.wav

Word forms

hum bow hum bows humbow hum bao humbao hom bow hombow

Etymology

From Cantonese. The first element appears to be unclear, either 鹹／咸 (haam4, “salty”) or 餡／馅 (haam6-2, “filling”). The second element is certainly 包 (baau1, “bun”), related to English baozi.

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