"mandu" meaning in English

See mandu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mandu [plural], mandoo [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 만두(饅頭) (mandu), in turn from Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou). Doublet of manju, manti, and mantou. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|만두(饅頭)}} Korean 만두(饅頭) (mandu), {{der|en|zh|饅頭|tr=mántou}} Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou), {{doublet|en|manju|manti|mantou}} Doublet of manju, manti, and mantou Head templates: {{en-noun|mandu}} mandu (plural mandu)
  1. (cooking) A dumpling in Korean cuisine. Wikipedia link: mandu (food) Categories (topical): Cooking, Foods Translations (a dumpling in Korean cuisine): 韓式餃子 /韩式饺子 (Hán shì jiǎozi) (Chinese Mandarin), マンドゥ (mandu) (Japanese), 만두 (mandu) (alt: 饅頭) (Korean), манду́ (mandú) [feminine, neuter] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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