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English word siopao comes from Chinese 燒包, and later Tagalog siyopaw (Chinese steamed buns; baozi.)

燒包 (Chinese)

(Philippines, chiefly, Min Nan) Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (Beijing, _, dialect) to be drunken with success; to have a swollen head; to forget oneself in extravagance. (dialectal) to burn money.

siyopaw (Tagalog)

Chinese steamed buns; baozi.

siopao (English)

A Philippine version of the Chinese steamed bun (baozi).

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