gyoza

[ gyoh-zuh; Japanese gyaw-zah ]

noun
  1. a Japanese dish consisting of dumplings typically filled with ground meat and vegetables and pan-fried, then steamed.

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Origin of gyoza

1
First recorded in 1965–70; from Japanese gyoza, from Chinese dialect (Shandong) giǎoze (Mandarin jiǎozi ), equivalent to giǎo “stuffed dumpling” + ze “little child” (used as a diminutive suffix)

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gyoza

/ (ɡiːˈəʊzə) /


noun
  1. a Japanese fried dumpling

Origin of gyoza

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Japanese

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