siyopaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • siopao – common
  • siyupaw – obsolete
  • siupao – obsolete

Etymology

Either from Hokkien 燒包／烧包 (sio-pau, “baozi; siopao”) or from Cantonese 叉燒包／叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). Compare siyomay.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧yo‧paw
  • IPA(key): /siˈopaw/, [ˈʃo.paʊ̯]

Noun

siyopaw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜉᜏ᜔)

  1. siopao; Chinese steamed buns (especially the Philippine variety)

Derived terms
  • siyopaw asado
  • siyopaw bola-bola

Descendants
  • → English: siopao

References
  • “siyopaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, pages 128, 127, 131, 130, 109
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139
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