jiaozi

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒjaʊ.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Jamaican patty

cf. dumpling

Translations

jiaozi

kräuseln

ondulieren

Jiaozi

crimpen

boucler

friser

gyoza

arricciare

kroezen

frisar

encrespar

rizar

arrissar

bukle olmak