Meaning

noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war

originThree possible origins: * A variant of the English surname Poe. * Borrowed from Cantonese 包 (baau1) and 鮑 /鲍 (baau1); compare Bao, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters. * Borrowed from Hokkien 傅 (pò͘); compare Fu, which derives from the standard Chinese pronunciation of these characters.

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