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pineapple bun en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (bōluóbāo).

Meanings

  1. A sweet bun, mainly popular in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crunchy sugary topping that has a checkered pattern resembling the epicarp of a pineapple.

Forms

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Translations (6)

ja 菠蘿包 (sweet bun) · fi ananaspulla (sweet bun) · yue 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (sweet bun) · ko 보로바우 (sweet bun) · cmn 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (sweet bun) · ko 파인애플빵 (sweet bun)