English

Alternative forms

• bau

Noun

bao ‎(uncountable)

1. Any of various types of steamed bread used in Chinese cuisine

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:dim sum

See also

• Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Swahili.

Noun

bao ‎(uncountable)

1. A mancala board game played in East Africa.

See also

• Bao (mancala game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• abo, ABO
• AOB, a.o.b.
• boa
• oba, Oba.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈbaʔoʔ/}
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Hyphenation: ba‧o

Noun

bao

1. a tortoise
2. a turtle

Hiligaynon

Noun

baó

1. tortoise, turtle

Mandarin

Romanization

bao

1. Nonstandard spelling of bāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of báo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of bǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of bào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Swahili

Noun

bao (ma class, plural mabao)

1. board (piece of wood)
2. goal

Venetian

Noun

bao m (plural bai)

1. worm
2. bug

Derived terms

• baéto

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓaːw˧˥]

Noun

bao

1. bag, sack

Derived terms

• bao kiếm ‎(“scabbard”)

See also

• bị
• túi