bôlo batê-pau

Macanese
Palangana di bôlo-bôlo batê-pau.
Bôlo batê-pau co chincha di pasta di trate.

Alternative forms
  • bolo bate-pau

Etymology

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

bôlo batê-pau

  1. mooncake
    Bôlo batê-pau sâm dóci.
    Mooncake is sweet.

Derived terms
  • festa di bôlo batê-pau (“Mid-Autumn Festival”, literally “mooncake festival”)

References
  1. https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2022/09/10/festa-di-bolo-bate-pau-%e4%b8%ad%e7%a7%8b%e7%af%80-festa-de-bolo-lunar/
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