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baobao

baobao

See also: bǎobǎo

Cebuano

Baobao (whole and crumbled)

Noun

baobao

  1. A semicircle biscuit with a candied coconut meat filling.
  2. The spotted tortoise beetle (Asidimorpha miliaris); a widespread Asian species of beetles.
  3. (by extension) A tortoise beetle; a small beetle in the subfamily Cassidinae.
  4. (by extension) A ladybug or ladybird beetle; a small beetle in the family Coccinellidae.

Etymology

Reduplication of bao ‎(“tortoise, turtle”), the shape of the biscuit resembling half of a turtle's shell.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧o‧ba‧o

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