bôlo batê-pau
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Macanese[edit]
Palangana di bôlo-bôlo batê-pau.
Bôlo batê-pau co chincha di pasta di trate.
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
batê-pau derives from the motion traditionally used to make mooncakes - by hitting (batê) a wooden stick (pau)[1] on the table, the stick being the traditional wooden mooncake mold.
Noun[edit]
- mooncake
- Bôlo batê-pau sâm dóci.
- Mooncake is sweet.
Derived terms[edit]
- festa di bôlo batê-pau (“Mid-Autumn Festival”, literally “mooncake festival”)