har gow

noun

A type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.

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Meanings

nounhar gow (plural har gow)

alternative ha gow · alternative ha kao · alternative hakaw · alternative har gau · alternative hau kau

  1. A type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.

Origin

From Cantonese 蝦餃／虾饺 (haa1 gaau2).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 蝦餃 /虾饺
  • 蝦餃 /虾饺 (haa¹ gaau²)a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
Chinese Mandarin 蝦餃 /虾饺
  • 蝦餃 /虾饺 (xiājiǎo)a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
French har gow
  • har gowa traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
Korean 하가우
  • 하가우 (hagau)a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
Polish har gow
  • har gowa traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
Tagalog hakaw
  • hakawa traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
Thai ฮะเก๋า
  • ฮะเก๋า (há-gǎo)a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
Vietnamese há cảo
  • há cảoa traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
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APA

har gow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/har%20gow

MLA

“har gow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/har%20gow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “har gow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/har%20gow.

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