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kao

UK /kaʊ/US /kaʊ/

词源

源自汉语“糕”(gāo),指用谷物制成的食品。

noun

❶ 指一种东亚常见的传统食物,通常由糯米或其他谷物制成,经过蒸煮或烘烤后食用。

“I love eating kao for breakfast.”

(我喜欢早餐吃糯米糕。)

“She bought some kao from the market.”

(她从市场买了一些糯米糕。)

同义词:rice cake, sticky rice cake, glutinous cake

常见短语

steamed kao — 指蒸制的糯米糕,通常口感更加柔软湿润。

“We had steamed kao for dessert.”

(我们吃了蒸糯米糕当甜点。)