jiaozi
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jiaozi
- /ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi/
Where it comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 餃子／饺子 (jiǎozi). Doublet of gyoza.
noun jiaozi · jiaozis · chiao-tze · jiao zi
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A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese originator or predecessor of the Japanese gyoza.
I took the Blakes over for a jiaozi dinner in the park—not my favorite place although the jiaozis were much better than the food we had before.
Similar: Peking ravioli
Translations
Talk about this word "jiaozi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jiaozi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jiaozi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jiaozi "jiaozi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jiaozi.Cite this
@misc{jiaozi_2026,
title = {jiaozi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jiaozi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
