hopia
/ˈhɔp.jɐ/noun
hopia is spelled H-O-P-I-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hopia means “A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hopia is hopias.
How many letters and syllables are in hopia?
| Letters | 5: H-O-P-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hopia?
Hopia appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hopia?
- /ˈhɔp.jɐ/
- /ˈhɔp.jɐʔ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hopia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hopia
- hopias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hopia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flaky pastry (typically filled with either mung bean, pork bits, purple yam, azuki bean, or etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hopia come from?
Borrowed from Tagalog hopia, from Spanish hopia, from Hokkien, possibly 好餅 /好饼 (hó piáⁿ, literally “good pastry”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). See also Early Manila Hokkien 香餅 /香饼 (hioⁿ-piáⁿ, literally “fragrant pastry”), Indonesian bakpia. Compare Cebuano hopya.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).