gyoza

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/ˈɡjɒzə//ˈɡjoʊzə/

noun

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

OriginJapanese 餃子 →
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Meanings

noungyoza (plural gyozas or gyoza)

plural gyozas · alternative gyōza

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

    […] the steadily increasing demand for ready-made gyozas at convenience stores and other retail outlets.

    1999, New Technology Japan, volume 27, page 29

Origin

  1. Japanese餃子
  2. Englishgyoza

Borrowed from Japanese 餃子 (gyōza), itself borrowed from Mandarin 餃子／饺子 (jiǎozi), possibly from a variety without significant palatalization, such as Peninsular Mandarin (Weihai: /ciau²¹³ tsz̩⁰/), or from Mandarin before palatalization (ie. *giǎozi). Doublet of jiaozi.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 餃子 /饺子
  • 餃子 /饺子 (jiǎozi)A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Indonesian gyoza
  • gyozaA Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Japanese 餃子, ギョーザ
  • 餃子 (gyōza)A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
  • ギョーザ (gyōza)A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Korean 만두
  • 만두 (mandu)A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Polish gyoza
  • gyozaA Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Russian гёдза pl цзя́оцзы, пельме́ни
  • гёдза pl цзя́оцзы (gjódza)A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
  • пельме́ни (pelʹméni)A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Swedish gyoza
  • gyozaA Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin
Thai เกี๊ยวซ่า
  • เกี๊ยวซ่าA Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling of Chinese origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gyoza

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Cite this entry
APA

gyoza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyoza

MLA

“gyoza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyoza. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyoza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyoza.

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