noun
steamed pork bun
Kansai dialect term for a steamed bun filled with minced pork, equivalent to 肉まん in standard Japanese.
See also: 肉まん
大阪のコンビニで豚まんを買った。
I bought a steamed pork bun at a convenience store in Osaka.
豚まんは関西では定番の軽食だ。
Steamed pork buns are a standard snack in the Kansai region.
Standard Japanese term for a steamed pork bun; 豚まん is the Kansai dialect equivalent.
Compound of 豚 (buta, 'pig/pork') and 饅 (man, abbreviation of 饅頭 manjū, 'steamed bun'). The spelling 豚まん is a common simplification of 豚饅.