pau

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of pa (“Maori fort”). alt-of,alternative
  2. A unit of volume used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, equivalent to 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 litres or 0.6 US pints). historical
  3. Alternative form of bao (“baozi; Chinese steamed buns with filling”). Malaysia,Singapore,alt-of,alternative
形容词 adj.
  1. done; over; finished Hawaii,not-comparable
    — I had never known any haoles except Elmer and Marks and they were ice cold affairs. Everyone was always glad when their twice-a-month visit was pau. The very island seemed to sigh with relief […]

词形变化

paus plural

词源

词源 1
From Hawaiian Pidgin English pau, from Hawaiian pau (“done, finished”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Chinese 包bor.
English pau
Borrowed from Chinese 包.
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