hum bow

English

Alternative forms
  • humbow, hum bao, humbao, hom bow, hombow

Etymology

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.

Noun

hum bow (plural hum bows)

  1. (Northwestern US) char siu bao with browned glazed bread
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