The story
- Hokkien · derived from刈包
- Mandarin · borrowed from刈包
- English todaygua bao
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gua bao
Today it means: A Taiwanese snack food consisting of a slice of stewed meat and other condiments sandwiched between flat steamed bread. Full definition →
Mandarin 刈包 ← Hokkien 刈包