Etymology

mandu

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Today it means: A dumpling in Korean cuisine. Full definition →

Korean 만두(饅頭) ← Chinese 饅頭 /馒头
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The story

  1. Chinese · derived from饅頭 /馒头
  2. Korean · borrowed from만두(饅頭)
  3. English todaymandu

Borrowed from Korean 만두(饅頭) (mandu), in turn from Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou). Doublet of manju, manti, and mantou.

Words from the same roots

Chinese饅頭 all →

manju

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