bánh bao

See also: bảnh bao

Vietnamese

bánh bao

Etymology

bánh (“pastry, cake, bread”) +‎ bao (“sack”), calque of Chinese 包子 (bao tử). Cognate of English bao.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓaːw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier chiếc, cái) bánh bao • (餅包)

1. baozi
2. a type of dumpling that is more spherical and fried rather than mountain-shaped and steamed like baozi

See also

• 大包 (dàbāo)