Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hum bow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
hum bow
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

char siu bao with browned glazed bread

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From 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.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hum bows (plural) humbow (alternative) hum bao (alternative) humbao (alternative) hom bow (alternative) hombow (alternative)

Questions

What does hum bow mean?
char siu bao with browned glazed bread
Where does hum bow come from?
From 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.

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