Meanings
alternative har gow
- Philippinesuncountablea traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
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King Chef (2F Main Mall, 0932 323 1871) serves healthy food and authentic Cantonese cuisine in a fine dining setup. For Father's Day, treat the whole family to its dim sum platters! It has a roasted platter which includes soyed chicken, roast duck, barbecued pork asado, fried five-spice roll, and soyed cucumber with century egg. Another option is the steamed dim sum platter, where you can devour a spread of hakaw, pork & shrimp siomai, Japanese siomai, beancurd roll, and Taosi spareribs.
2022 June 18, “Go on a Binondo food trip this Father's Day at Lucky Chinatown”, in Manila Bulletin, Manila: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2022
Origin
- Cantonese蝦餃 /虾饺
- Englishhakaw
Borrowed from Cantonese 蝦餃 /虾饺 (haa¹ gaau²). Compare Tagalog hakaw.
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hakaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakaw
“hakaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hakaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakaw.
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