Etymology

hakaw

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Today it means: a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling Full definition →

Cantonese 蝦餃 /虾饺
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from蝦餃 /虾饺
  2. English todayhakaw

Borrowed from Cantonese 蝦餃 /虾饺 (haa¹ gaau²). Compare Tagalog hakaw.

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