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bao

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Pronunciation: US /baʊ/

bao means: A soft Chinese bun filled with meat, vegetables, or something sweet.

noun

FILLED BUNB2

A soft Chinese bun filled with meat, vegetables, or something sweet.

  • I ordered a pork bao.
  • These bao are filled with mushrooms.
  • Would you like a chicken bao with your soup?

Similar words: filled bun, stuffed bun

Common phrases: pork bao, filled bao, chicken bao

STEAMED BREADB2

A soft Chinese bread roll cooked with steam.

  • The bao is soft and warm.
  • She steamed six plain bao for dinner.
  • Let the bao dough rise before shaping it.

Similar words: steamed bun

Common phrases: steamed bao, plain bao, bao dough

AFRICAN BOARD GAMEC2

An East African board game in which players move seeds or stones between rows of holes.

  • They play bao every evening.
  • The bao board has four rows of holes.
  • She taught me a clever move in bao.

Common phrases: play bao, bao board, bao game

Questions about bao

What does bao mean?

A soft Chinese bun filled with meat, vegetables, or something sweet.

What is bao in other languages?

Türkçe: bao · Español: bao relleno · Français: bao farci · Deutsch: gefülltes Bao · Italiano: bao ripieno · 日本語: 中華まん

How do you pronounce bao?

It is pronounced /baʊ/.

How do you use bao in a sentence?

I ordered a pork bao. These bao are filled with mushrooms.

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