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pineapple bun

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A sweet bun, mainly popular in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crunchy sugary topping that has a checkered pattern resembling the epicarp of a pineapple.

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (bo1 lo4 baau1) — sweet bun
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菠蘿包 /菠萝包 (bōluóbāo) — sweet bun
  • Finnish: ananaspulla — sweet bun
  • Japanese: 菠蘿包 (pōrōpāu) — sweet bun
  • Korean: 보로바우 (borobau) — sweet bun
  • Korean: 파인애플빵 (painaepeulppang) — sweet bun