Meanings
proper noun
- A kind of flatbread made from flour.
Guokui, a Chinese flatbread, stars at this new Greenwich Village spot. A big, crisp, nicely burnished oval that’s baked in a clay oven, this style of guokui comes with an improbably thin layer of filling that packs a flavorful punch.
2020 August 11, Florence Fabricant, “A Filled Chinese Flatbread Comes to Manhattan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2020, Off the Menu
Origin
- Mandarin鍋盔 /锅盔
- Englishguokui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 鍋盔 /锅盔 (guōkuī).
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Chinese Mandarin 鍋盔 /锅盔
- 鍋盔 /锅盔 (guōkuī)flatbread
Cite this entry
APA
guokui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guokui
MLA
“guokui.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guokui. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guokui,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guokui.
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