hum bow

== English == === Alternative forms === humbow, hum bao, humbao, hom bow, hombow === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hum bow (countable and uncountable, plural hum bows) (Northwestern US) char siu bao with browned glazed bread Hypernym: bao ==== Translations ==== === References ===