gyoza

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gyoza

/ˈɡjɒzə/
/ˈɡjoʊzə/

Rhymes with -ɒzə, -əʊzə

Where it comes from

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.

noun gyozas · gyoza · gyōza

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.

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noun A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin

한국어	만두 mandu
日本語	餃子 gyōza, ギョーザ gyōza
中文	餃子 /饺子 jiǎozi
Русский	гёдза pl цзя́оцзы gjódza, пельме́ни pelʹméni

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@misc{gyoza_2026,
  title = {gyoza},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gyoza},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}