bao

[ bou ]

noun

1. an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bao¹

From Swahili

Example Sentences

The South Korean team’s meal planning—a microwave appeared from a box to warm up bao one day, prime rib the next—kept up spirits despite the language barrier.

From Science Magazine

You can get snacky items like bao and shrimp dumplings or full meals like chicken teriyaki or fried rice.

From Seattle Times

Those flavors include pickles and mofongo, pork bao and jerk chicken, bodega coffee and pastrami on rye.

From New York Times

Through a lot of trial and error, Hsieh has learned to hydrate, aerate, knead, roll out, rest and steam his bao until they attain a soft cumulus quality.

From Washington Post

The good reviews kept pouring in more than a decade later with Gold in 2013 calling the xiao long bao “small miracles.”

From Los Angeles Times