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har gow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling; the outer skin is translucent and the filling is made of shrimp.

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History

Etymology

From Cantonese 蝦餃/虾饺 (haa1 gaau2).

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Translations

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 蝦餃 /虾饺 (haa1 gaau2) — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝦餃 /虾饺 (xiājiǎo) — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • French: har gow — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Korean: 하가우 (hagau) — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Macanese: chapéu-de-padre — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Polish: har gow — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Tagalog: hakaw — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Thai: ฮะเก๋า (há-gǎo) — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling
  • Vietnamese: há cảo — a traditional Cantonese shrimp dumpling