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pao

pao

5 7.7
A soft steamed bun often filled with sweet or savory filling
  • noun
  • /paʊ/
translation icon : pao
  • The fucker didn't even put down the kung pao chicken.
  • kung pao
  • pao chicken
  • Pao Tofu

Examples

  • Did she stay in the city like I did, sitting in front of the air conditioner blast, eating take-out kung-pao chicken and doing the Jumble in the newspaper?

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Last week I stood at the stove and heated up Chinese food, dumping white containers of rice into kung pao chicken.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Man, that kung pao chicken was good.

    Underdog (2007)

  • I make wonderful Kung Pao Chicken.

    My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)

  • What is this, kung pao chicken?

    Most Wanted (1997)

  • You got any kung pao chicken?

    A Few Good Men (1992)

  • Kung Pao chicken is perfect.

    Madame Web (2024)

  • We had Kung Pao shrimp.

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

  • Otto, could you whip up some Kung Pao chicken, but with walnuts?

    The Contender (2000)

  • At dinner, we enjoyed some freshly steamed pao filled with vegetables and meat.

Synonyms

pav
vspao
  • Indian
1 8.9

A soft white bread roll served with Indian curry or street food

is a steamed fluffy roll often filled as a snack in Asian cuisine

How Filled

pao
5 7.7
bun
164 1.0
crescent roll
  • US
2 3.0

Surface Forms

pao singular
paos plural

Etymology

Pao for a steamed bun comes from the Chinese character 包, which means 'to wrap' or 'package', and the bun 'wraps' a filling inside. That's why pao refers to a soft, filled bread roll.