bao
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 6
- Letters
- 3
/baʊ/
Definition of bao
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of various types of steamed bread or bun used in Chinese cuisine
- (countable, uncountable)A sandwich or stuffed bun made with this bread
- (uncountable)A mancala board game played in East Africa.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of baryon acoustic oscillation.
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 包 (bāo) or Cantonese 包 (baau1). Cognate of Vietnamese bánh bao.
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