pineapple bun

noun

A sweet bun, mainly popular in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crunchy sugary topping that has a checkered pattern resembling the epicarp of a pineapple.

OriginChinese 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 →
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Meanings

nounpineapple bun (plural pineapple buns)

plural pineapple buns

  1. A sweet bun, mainly popular in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crunchy sugary topping that has a checkered pattern resembling the epicarp of a pineapple.

Origin

  1. Chinese菠蘿包 /菠萝包
  2. Englishpineapple bun

Calque of Chinese 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (bōluóbāo).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 菠蘿包 /菠萝包
  • 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (bo¹ lo⁴ baau¹)sweet bun
Chinese Mandarin 菠蘿包 /菠萝包
  • 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (bōluóbāo)sweet bun
Finnish ananaspulla
  • ananaspullasweet bun
Japanese 菠蘿包
  • 菠蘿包 (pōrōpāu)sweet bun
Korean 보로바우, 파인애플빵
  • 보로바우 (borobau)sweet bun
  • 파인애플빵 (painaepeulppang)sweet bun
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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