mantou

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mantou

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Borrowed from Mandarin 饅頭/馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manju, and manti.

noun mantou · mantous

  1. Chinese steamed bun (without any filling) “You sit down and eat mantous and soy milk,” she ordered.

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noun Chinese steamed bun

한국어만두 mandu
日本語マントウ mantou
中文饅頭 /馒头 mántóu
Françaismantou
Русскийма́ньтоу mánʹtou, маньто́у manʹtóu
Tiếng Việtmàn thầu

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@misc{mantou_2026,
  title = {mantou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mantou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}