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English word origin

Etymology of hopia

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

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

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

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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.

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  • Borrowed-form mentionhopiatl
  • Derivation mentionhopiaes
  • Non-cognate comparison香餅nan-hbl
  • Non-cognate comparisonbakpiaid
  • Cognate mentionhopyaceb
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