gyoza

See also: gyōza

English

gyoza

Alternative forms

• gyōza

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjɒzə/, /ˈɡjoʊzə/
• Rhymes: -ɒzə, -əʊzə

Noun

gyoza (plural gyozas or gyoza)

1. A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi.
   • 1999, New Technology Japan, volume 27, page 29:

     […] the steadily increasing demand for ready-made gyozas at convenience stores and other retail outlets.

   • 2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos, chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich), chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies.

Translations

A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin

• Burmese: ဖက်ထုပ် (my) (hpakhtup)
• Cherokee: ᎩᏲᏌ (giyosa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 餃子 / 饺子 (zh) (jiǎozi)

• Indonesian: gyoza
• Japanese: 餃子 (ja) (ぎょうざ, gyōza), ギョーザ (ja) (gyōza)
• Korean: 만두(饅頭) (ko) (mandu)
• Marathi: ग्योझा m (gyojhā)
• Polish: gyoza (pl) n
• Russian: гёдза pl (gjódza) цзя́оцзы pl (czjáoczy), пельме́ни (ru) m pl (pelʹméni)
• Swedish: gyoza (sv) c
• Thai: เกี๊ยวซ่า

See also

• potsticker
• jiaozi
• pelmeni

References

• OED 2006

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 餃子 (gyōza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡjo.za/

Noun

gyoza m (invariable)

1. gyoza (dumplings)

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 餃子(ぎょうざ) (gyōza), from Chinese 餃子／饺子.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʲoza]
• Hyphenation: gyo‧za

Noun

gyoza (plural gyoza-gyoza)

1. (cooking) gyoza: a Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi

Synonyms

• kuotie
• swekiau
• swikiau

See also

• pangsit
• wonton

Further reading

• “gyoza”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016