gua bao

English

Alternative forms

• cuapao (Philippines)

Etymology

From Mandarin 刈包 (guàbāo), from Hokkien 刈包 (koah-pau).

Pronunciation

• (Taiwan) IPA^(key): /ku̯ä˥˩ pɑʊ̯˥/

• Audio (US):

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• IPA^(key): /(ˈ)ɡwɑ ˈbaʊ/

Noun

gua bao (plural gua baos or gua bao)

1. (chiefly Taiwan) A Taiwanese snack food consisting of a slice of stewed meat and other condiments sandwiched between flat steamed bread.

Hypernyms

• bao

 

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 刈包 (zh) (yìbāo / guàbāo)