potsticker

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noun

A kind of pan-fried dumpling in East Asian cuisines.

Similar
guotie
OriginMandarin 鍋貼 /锅贴 →
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Meanings

nounpotsticker (plural potstickers)

plural potstickers · alternative pot sticker

  1. A kind of pan-fried dumpling in East Asian cuisines.

    Synonyms: guotie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of pan-fried dumpling in East Asian cuisines.

Similar
guotie
Also see
varenyky

Origin

  1. Mandarin鍋貼 /锅贴
  2. Englishpotsticker

From pot + sticker, a calque of Mandarin 鍋貼 /锅贴 (guōtiē), coined by Buwei Yang Chao in 1963, in the fourth edition of the book How to Cook and Eat in Chinese.

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APA

potsticker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potsticker

MLA

“potsticker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potsticker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potsticker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potsticker.

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