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) 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”)