The story
- Cantonese · derived from叉燒包 /叉烧包
- Hokkien · borrowed from燒包 /烧包
- English todaysiopao
From Philippine Hokkien 燒包 /烧包 (sio-pau), itself from Cantonese 叉燒包 /叉烧包 (caa¹ siu¹ baau¹). See also siomai.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
siopao
Today it means: Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao, especially the Philippine variant known as "siopao asado") Full definition →
Hokkien 燒包 /烧包 ← Cantonese 叉燒包 /叉烧包