What does "jiaozi" mean?

A Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese originator or predecessor of the Japanese gyoza.

What is a synonym for "jiaozi"?

Common synonyms include: peking ravioli.

How do you pronounce "jiaozi"?

Pronounced //ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi//.

Jiaozi

//ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
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."

Synonyms

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peking ravioli

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 餃子／饺子 (jiǎozi). Doublet of gyoza.

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