baobao

See also: bǎobǎo

Cebuano

Baobao (whole and crumbled)

Etymology

Reduplication of bao (“tortoise, turtle”), the shape of the biscuit resembling half of a turtle's shell.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧o‧ba‧o

Noun

baobao

1. a semicircle biscuit with a candied coconut meat filling
2. a spotted tortoise beetle (Aspidimorpha miliaris); a widespread Asian species of beetles
3. (by extension) a tortoise beetle, a small beetle in the subfamily Cassidinae
4. (by extension) a ladybug or ladybird beetle; a small beetle in the family Coccinellidae