bakpia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 肉餅／肉饼 (bah-piáⁿ, “meat patty”), from 肉 (bah, “meat, flesh; pork”) + 餅／饼 (piáⁿ, “round flat cake; cookie; cake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʔpia̯/
• Hyphenation: bak‧pia

Noun

bakpia

1. A Mung bean, Vigna radiata, pastry.

Further reading

• “bakpia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.