Dictionary

mandu en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 만두(饅頭) (mandu), in turn from Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou). Doublet of manju, manti, and mantou.

Meanings

1. A dumpling in Korean cuisine.
   • Preheat the oil to 350°F (180°C) and fry the mandu in batches until golden and crispy. 2014, Dan Whalen, Stuffed: The Ultimate Comfort Food Cookbook: Taking Your Favorite Foods and Stuffing Them to Make New, Different and Delicious Meals, Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 82:
   • Mandu are the traditional fast food of the region and make a great meal or snack for the road. 2012, Matthew Waterhouse, “Man exists not on bread alone: Every day’s a feast in the East”, in Konglish: The Ultimate Survival Guide for Teaching English in South Korea, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 103:
   • Mandu are found in soups or eaten on their own as an appetizer with a dipping sauce and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. 2022, Taekyung Chung, Debra Samuels, The Korean Table: From Barbecue to Bibimbap 100 Easy-To-Prepare Recipes, North Clarendon, Vt.: Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 40:
   • It isn’t a particularly busy evening for Kim’s Dumplings, so we should be able to enjoy some strangely public privacy. / “Why here?” / “I wanted dumplings.” She gestures to a plate of mandu, covered in hot sauce. 2019, Lydia E. Marcell, “Signal”, in The Reality Trust: A Stuntwoman’s Last Will & Testament, →ISBN, page 93:
   • When you have made all the mandu, heat about a tablespoon of groundnut oil in a non-stick frying pan or a wok that has a lid. 2014, Si King, Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure: Over 100 Amazing Recipes from the Kitchens of Asia to Cook at Home, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, →ISBN:

Forms

Translations (5)

ko 만두 (a dumpling in Korean cuisine) · pl mandu (a dumpling in Korean cuisine) · cmn 韓式餃子 /韩式饺子 (a dumpling in Korean cuisine) · ja マンドゥ (a dumpling in Korean cuisine) · ru манду́ (a dumpling in Korean cuisine)