Meanings
plural mantous
- Chinese steamed bun (without any filling)
“You sit down and eat mantous and soy milk,” she ordered.
2010 May, Blossom Kan, Michelle Yu, chapter 16, in Young, Restless, and Broke, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN, page 2492 more examples
On nous apporta du thé, du riz et des mantous – des petits pains de farine de blé.
2011, Marc Levy, translated by Sarah Black, “Province of Shaanxi”, in The First Day: A Novel, Toronto, Ont.: McArthur & Company, →ISBN, page 461He wished he had more of the mantous that they’d been given in Shanghai. His younger sister couldn’t stop remarking how delicious the Chinese breads were. The mantous had been a welcome change from the muei (Chinese porridge) on which they had been subsisting for so long.
2017, Julia Lin, “Leaving Manchuria”, in Shadows of the Crimson Sun: One Man’s Life in Manchuria, Taiwan, and North America, Toronto, Ont.: Mawenzi House, →ISBN, page 55
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 饅頭 /馒头
- 饅頭 /馒头 (maan⁴ tau⁴)Chinese steamed bun
Chinese Mandarin 饅頭 /馒头
- 饅頭 /馒头 (mántóu)Chinese steamed bun
Esperanto mantoŭo, mantoo
- mantoŭoChinese steamed bun
- mantooChinese steamed bun
French mantou
- mantouChinese steamed bun
Indonesian mantao, mantau
- mantaoChinese steamed bun
- mantauChinese steamed bun
Japanese マントウ
- マントウ (mantou)Chinese steamed bun
Korean 만두
- 만두 (mandu)Chinese steamed bun
Malay mantau
- mantauChinese steamed bun
Polish mantou
- mantouChinese steamed bun
Russian ма́ньтоу, маньто́у
- ма́ньтоу (mánʹtou)Chinese steamed bun
- маньто́у (manʹtóu)Chinese steamed bun
Thai หมั่นโถว, หม่านโถว
- หมั่นโถว (màn-tǒow)Chinese steamed bun
- หม่านโถว (màan-tǒow)Chinese steamed bun
Vietnamese màn thầu
- màn thầuChinese steamed bun
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
mantou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantou
“mantou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mantou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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