"mantou" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mantou [plural], mantous [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 饅頭/馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manju, and manti. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|饅頭}} 饅頭/馒头 (mántou), {{doublet|en|mandu|manju|manti}} Doublet of mandu, manju, and manti Head templates: {{en-noun|mantou|+}} mantou (plural mantou or mantous)
  1. Chinese steamed bun (without any filling) Wikipedia link: mantou Categories (topical): Foods Related terms: baozi Translations (Chinese steamed bun): 饅頭 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 馒头 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 麵頭 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 面头 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 饅頭 (Chinese Cantonese), 馒头 (maan⁴ tau⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 饅頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 馒头 (mántóu) (Chinese Mandarin), mantou (French), マントウ (mantou) (Japanese), 만두 (mandu) (alt: 饅頭) (Korean), мантуу (mantuu) (Kyrgyz), ᠮᡝᠨᡨᡠ (mentu) (Manchu), ма́ньтоу (mánʹtou) [feminine, neuter] (Russian), маньто́у (manʹtóu) [feminine, neuter] (Russian), หมั่นโถว (màn-tǒow) (Thai), หม่านโถว (màan-tǒow) (Thai), جىڭموما (jingmoma) (Uyghur), تاڭموما (tangmoma) (Uyghur), دوبازا (dobaza) (Uyghur), màn thầu (Vietnamese), manzdouz (Zhuang)

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Download raw JSONL data for mantou meaning in English (5.4kB)

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