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hopia

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Philippines: /ˈhɔp.jɐ/
  • Philippines: /ˈhɔp.jɐʔ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog hopia, from Spanish hopia, from Hokkien, possibly 好餅 /好饼 (hó pián, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅 /香饼 (hion-pián, literally “fragrant pastry”), Indonesian bakpia. Compare Cebuano hopya.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: hopya — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Cebuano: hopya — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Chinese: 肉餅 /肉饼 (zh-min-nan) — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 侯皮亞 /侯皮亚 (hóupíyà) — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餡餅 /馅饼 (xiànbǐng) — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肉餡餅 /肉馅饼 (ròuxiànbǐng) — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Indonesian: bakpia — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry
  • Tagalog: hopya — an Indonesian and Philippine bean-filled pastry