bau

Alternative forms

• bao

Etymology

From Sinitic 包 (bāo) (Mandarin bāo, Cantonese baau1).

Noun

bau (uncountable)

1. Any of various types of steamed bread used in Chinese cuisine

See also

• Baozi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Abu, Bua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo/

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• Homophones: baux, beau, beaux, bot, bots

Noun

bau m (plural baux)

1. (nautical) crossbeam

Further reading

• “bau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Malay bau, from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau)

1. smell (sensation)

Interjection

bau

1. bow wow (sound of a dog barking)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bau/
• Rhymes: -au, -u

Noun

bau (plural bau-bau)

1. smell (sensation)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahuq or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baw/

Noun

bau

1. smell, odor, scent

Verb

bau

1. (stative) sore, irritated

References

• bau in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
• bau in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
• bau in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 7.

Noun

bau

1. Soft mutation of pau.