Bao
//baʊ// name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine countable, uncountable
- 2 A mancala board game played in East Africa. uncountable
- 3 Initialism of baryon acoustic oscillation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 A sandwich or stuffed bun made with this bread countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1). Cognate of Vietnamese bánh bao.
Etymology 2
From Swahili bao.
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