Etymology

manju

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Today it means: A traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder, kudzu, and buckwheat, and a filling of red bean paste, usually made from boiled azuki beans and sugar; in Hawaii, Okinawan ones are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste. Full definition →

Japanese 饅頭 ← Chinese 饅頭 /馒头
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manju · noun1

  1. Chinese · derived from饅頭 /馒头
  2. Japanese · borrowed from饅頭
  3. English todaymanju

From Japanese 饅頭 (manjū), from Chinese 饅頭 /馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manti, and mantou.

Manju · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमञ्जु“beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasant, sweet”
  2. English todayManju

From Sanskrit मञ्जु (mañju, “beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasant, sweet”).

Words from the same roots

Chinese饅頭 all →

mandu

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