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gyoza en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡjoʊzə/
  • /ˈɡjɒzə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 餃子 (gyōza), itself borrowed from Mandarin 餃子/饺子 (jiǎozi), possibly from a variety without significant palatalization, such as Peninsular Mandarin (Weihai: /ciau²¹³ tsz̩⁰/), or from Mandarin before palatalization (ie. *giǎozi). Doublet of jiaozi.

Meanings

  1. A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.
    • […] the steadily increasing demand for ready-made gyozas at convenience stores and other retail outlets. 1999, New Technology Japan, volume 27, page 29:

Forms

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gyoza Number=Plur lexicographic
gyozas Number=Plur lexicographic
gyōza alternative lexicographic

Relateds

jiaozi · pelmeni · potsticker

Translations (13)

mr ग्योझा (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · cmn 餃子 /饺子 (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · id gyoza (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · sv gyoza (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · pl gyoza (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · ru пельме́ни (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · th เกี๊ยวซ่า (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · ja ギョーザ (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · ja 餃子 (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · ru гёдза pl цзя́оцзы (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · chr ᎩᏲᏌ (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · my ဖက်ထုပ် (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin) · ko 만두 (A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin)

wikipedia: Palatalization_(sound_change)#Mandarin_Chinese