EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hopia (mooncake-like pastry)...
to chip off; to slice off a piece...
to pierce; to stick into...
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/'HOP-ya/
FIL: Isang uri ng pastelerya na may palamang munggo, ube, o baboy, na karaniwang bilog o parisukat at nagmula sa kulturang Tsino-Pilipino.
EN: hopia (mooncake-like pastry)
That flaky, dice-shaped pastry you buy in Binondo that's filled with either munggo (mung bean) or ube. Also, a classic Filipino slang for being "full of hope" but ultimately getting disappointed. "Pinaasa ka lang, teh. Hopia ka na naman." (You were just led on, sis. You're full of false hope again.)
From Hokkien Chinese 好餅 (hó-piáⁿ), meaning "good pastry".
The word "hopia" is also used metaphorically in slang to mean "false hope" or being led on, a play on the English word "hope".
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🇵🇭 Paborito kong bilhin ang hopia na may palamang ube.
🇺🇸 My favorite thing to buy is hopia with purple yam filling.
🇵🇭 Huwag ka nang umasa, baka maging hopia ka lang sa huli.
🇺🇸 Don't get your hopes up, you might just end up being disappointed in the end.
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