hopia

/ˈhɔp.jɐ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: hopia
IPA: /ˈhɔp.jɐ/

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Meaning

noun

A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog hopia, from Spanish hopia, from Hokkien, possibly 好餅 /好饼 (hó piáⁿ, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅 /香饼 (hioⁿ-piáⁿ, literally “fragrant pastry”), Indonesian bakpia. Compare Cebuano hopya.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: hopia, -

Inflected Forms

hopias (plural)

Phrases

black mongo hopia brownie hopia cheese hopia chinese hopia chocolate fudge hopia condol hopia custard hopia dice hopia

Frequently Paired Words

lumpia popiah

Questions

How do you pronounce hopia?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔp.jɐ/.

What does hopia mean?

A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)

Where does hopia come from?

It is traced to Spanish.

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