Gyoza Definition
gyōzə, gyôzä
noun
A pocket of dough that is stuffed, as with minced pork or shrimp, and fried, steamed, or boiled.
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Noun
Singular:
gyoza
Plural:
gyozasOrigin of Gyoza
Japanese gyōza from Mandarin jiǎozi jiǎo stuffed dumpling (from earlier jiǎo horn (in reference to its shape)) (from Middle Chinese kjaːwk) -zi n. suff. (from Middle Chinese tsz̩´ son, child) (ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa) (Tibetan tsha grandchild)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Japanese 餃子 (gyoza), potentially from Shandong pronounce of 饺子 (giaozi) or Yantai pronounce of 饺子 (giaoda).
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